Biography

Gary M. Rodkin is a member of the board of directors of Rutgers University and the Chairman of Feeding America, a national network of food banks. He served as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 until his retirement in May 2015. Mr. Rodkin was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America from February 2003 to June 2005. Mr. Rodkin joined PepsiCo in 1998, after it acquired Tropicana, where Mr. Rodkin had served as President since 1995. From 1979 to 1995, Mr. Rodkin held marketing and general management positions of increasing responsibility at General Mills, with his last three years at the company as President, Yoplait Colombo. Mr. Rodkin currently serves on the board of directors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, where he is a member of the audit committee. He served as a director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 to 2015 and Avon Products, Inc. from 2008 to 2016.  Mr. Rodkin has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Rutgers University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.