Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 30, 2001

Timothy Smucker – J.m. Smucker Company (sjm)

TIMOTHY P. SMUCKER is Chairman and Co-CEO of The J.M. Smucker Company. Mr. Smucker received an MBA degree in Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Commerce & Finance, BS in Economics from the College of Wooster. He is the recipient of the 2001 Watson Rogers Award from the Association of Sales and Marketing Companies. He received 2000 Ohio's BEST Leadership Award and was inducted into the Ohio Foundation of Independent College's 'Hall of Excellence' 2000. Mr. Smucker has served on several Board of Directors. He was in the Air National Guard as Captain from 1969-1975. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of J.M. Smucker and

an overview of the company as it is now?

Mr. Smucker: The company was started in 1897 by my great grandfather, J.

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