date:Sep 22, 2013
Sam Rovit, executive vice-president of strategy at Kraft Foods Group, has been named executive vice-president and president of the companys Oscar Mayer business unit. He succeeds Nick Meriggioli, who will leave the company in early 2014.
As Krafts head of strategy, Mr. Rovit helped lead the separation of the former Kraft Foods Inc. into two standalone, public companies Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz International. After the launch of the new Kraft in October 2012, he added the Planters nuts b