Mondelez Appoints Dirk Van De Put To Succeed Irene Rosenfeld As CEO

(RTTNews) - Mondelez International (MDLZ) announced that its Board has selected Dirk Van de Put, current President and CEO of McCain Foods, to succeed Irene Rosenfeld as CEO of Mondelez International, as she steps down effective November 2017.

Van de Put will also join the company's Board of Directors. Rosenfeld will continue as Chairman of the Board until March 31, 2018, at which point she will retire and Van de Put will assume the role of Chairman and CEO.

Van de Put brings nearly 30 years of experience in the food and consumer package industry to this new leadership role. He joins Mondelez International from McCain Foods. During his six-year tenure as CEO, he grew net sales by more than 50 percent, generating more than 75 percent of that growth organically, with EBITDA growing double digits each of the last six years.

Prior to joining McCain, Van de Put held executive positions with Novartis, Groupe Danone, The Coca-Cola Company and Mars, Incorporated.