Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 11, 1999
STEPHEN W. SANGER became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General
Mills on May 28, 1995. Mr. Sanger joined General Mills in 1974 and
progressed through a variety of positions in marketing management across
the company's consumer food business, including President of the Big G
Cereal Division and President of Yoplait USA. He was elected to the
Board of Directors in 1992 and was named President of General Mills in
October 1993. Mr. Sanger is a Director of Dayton-Hudson Corporation, the
Donaldson Company, Grocery Manufacturers of America, and the National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. He is President of the Board at the
Guthrie Theater and Chairman of the Minnesota Business Partnership. In
addition, Mr. Sanger is a trustee of the Conference Board, the Committee
for Economic Development and a member of the Board of Advisors of the
Retail Food Industry Center. He received a Bachelor's degree in history
from DePaul University in 1968 and an MBA from the University of
Michigan in 1970. From 1970 to 1973, he held marketing and sales
positions with Procter & Gamble. Profile
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