Irene Rosenfeld Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, DOB(Famous Birthday), Family, Husband, Net Worth

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Irene Rosenfeld (Irene Blecker)

Last Updated: 02 May, 2023 | Views: 629

Age: 70

Profession: Business Women

Famous For: CEO of Mondelez International

Higher Education: Master's degree in business, PhD

Irene Rosenfeld Birth Date, Sign, Religion, Nationality, Hometown

Date of Birth

03 May, 1953 (70 Years 11 Months 23 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

New York

Birth Place

Westbury

Birth Sign

Taurus

Religion

Jewish

Nationalities

American

Irene Rosenfeld Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Irene Blecker Rosenfeld was born on May 3, 1953 to a Jewish family in New York. Born to Seymour and Joan Blecker, she is their only child. One of her younger sisters is Linda Blecker. Former chairman and CEO of Mondelz International, she is an American businesswoman. As a member of Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, Rosenfeld started his advertising career in New York City. Later, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld became the CEO and chairwoman of Frito-Lay and then worked for General Foods' consumer research.
Career:
In 2004: Having focused on product promotion at Frito-Lay, a PepsiCo division, Rosenfeld was appointed chairman and CEO.
In June 2006: Rosenfeld was appointed CEO of Kraft Foods. Later, she joined Kraft, which became a part of General Foods.
After Kraft was spun off from Altria Group, she was appointed to the additional position of chairman.
In August 20: The company announced that it planned to split into two publicly traded firms. This was because it focused on its international snack brands, such as Trident gum and Oreo cookies. The other focused on its North American grocery business, which includes Maxwell House coffee and Oscar Mayer meats.
Earlier this year, Kraft announced that Rosenfeld would continue to serve as chairman of the $31 billion global snack manufacturer.
In November 2017: Following Rosenfeld's retirement, Mondelez announced that Dirk Van de Put would replace her as CEO.
Honor:
She ranked 48th on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid executives for 2010, with total compensation of $19.3 million.
Among the "50 Women to Watch" list published by The Wall Street Journal in 2008, she was ranked sixth.
Unknown facts:
Republicans and Democrats attacked Mondelez and Rosenfeld for outsourcing jobs during the 2016 US presidential election, which led to the Oreo boycott.