Campbell Soup Elects Les Vinney To Succeed Paul Charron As Chairman

(RTTNews) - Campbell Soup Co. (CPB), the world's laregst soup maker, said Tuesday that its Board of Directors has elected Les Vinney to succeed Paul Charron as Chairman of the Board, effective November 1.

Vinney, 66, has been a director of Campbell Soup since 2003. He retired as President and CEO of STERIS Corp. in 2007. From 2007 to 2009, he served as a Senior Advisor to STERIS. Prior to that, Vinney was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Goodrich Corp. Earlier, he held positions with Engelhard Corp. and Exxon Corp. He has been a director of Patterson Companies, Inc. since 2008 and served on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 2005 through 2010.

Paul Charron, 73, joined the Campbell Board in 2003 and has served as Chairman since 2009.