• EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
• RISING TO THE TOP
• RESTRUCTURING THE COMPANY
• MANAGEMENT STYLE
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman and chief executive officer, ConAgra

Nationality: American.

Born: December 17, 1948, in Sidney, Nebraska.

Education: Creighton University, BS, 1971; BA, 1971; JD, 1973.

Family: Married (wife's name unknown; divorced); married Sandra (maiden name unknown); children: five (from second marriage).

Career: McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz, 1973–1996, attorney; ConAgra, 1996–1997, vice chairman and president; 1997–, chief executive officer; 1998–, chairman.

Awards: Business Information Professional of the Year Award, 2000; named Frost & Sullivan's...