Karen Alber Joins H.J. Heinz Company As Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Ms. Alber joins Heinz after 19 years of experience in Supply ChainManagement, Systems Implementation, Operations, Process Improvement,and Change Management. She most recently was employed at PepsiCo,where she served as Vice President, Change Readiness-EnterpriseSystems. Prior to that post, Ms. Alber was Vice President, IntegrationManagement Office, during PepsiCo's merger with Quaker Oats. Beforethat merger, she served as Vice President of Business Solutions atQuaker Oats.

In addition to her experience with Quaker and PepsiCo, Ms. Alberworked at SAP America as the Industry Segment Manager for its ConsumerProducts Food & Beverage business. She is active within the consumerproduct goods industry having recently served as the InternationalConference Chair for APICS, the Educational Society for ResourceManagement, and is a member of the editorial board for Consumer GoodsTechnology magazine. Ms. Alber is a graduate of the University of Iowaand received her MBA from Loyola University in Chicago.

ABOUT HEINZ: H.J. Heinz Company, offering "Good Food, EveryDay(TM)," is one of the world's leading marketers and producers ofbranded foods in ketchup, condiments, sauces, meals, soups, seafood,snacks, and infant foods. Heinz satisfies hungry consumers in everyoutlet, from supermarkets to restaurants to convenience stores andkiosks. Heinz is a global family of leading brands, including Heinz(R)Ketchup, sauces, soups, beans, pasta and infant foods (representingnearly one-third of total sales or close to $3 billion), HP(R) and Lea& Perrins(R) sauces, Ore-Ida(R) french fries and roasted potatoes,Boston Market(R) and Smart Ones(R) meals, and Plasmon(R) baby food.Heinz's 50 companies have number-one or number-two brands in 200countries, showcased by Heinz(R) Ketchup, The World's FavoriteKetchup(TM). Information on Heinz is available at www.heinz.com/news.