John Bilbrey

John P. Bilbrey ("J.P") was the president and CEO of The Hershey Company from May 17, 2011 to March 2017[1]

Career

In addition to his work as the president and CEO of The Hershey Company, Bilbrey also is a director of the company. Bilbrey served as the interim president and CEO for a month in April and May 2011 after David J. West resigned.[2] He previously was the executive vice president and COO of Hershey from Nov. 2, 2010, until May 17, 2011. He was the president of North America at The Hershey Company from December 2007 until November 2010 and was the senior vice president from November 2005 until November 2010.[3] Prior to his work at Hershey, he held executive jobs at Mission Foods and Danone Waters of North America Inc.[4] He spent 22 years at The Procter & Gamble Co. where he worked in both U.S. domestic business and in international assignments.[5]

Education

Bilbrey holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kansas State University.[6] At Kansas State, Bilbrey ran track and was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. http://aydsp.org/. [7]

Director roles

Bilbrey has been a director at McCormick & Co. Inc. since Nov. 22, 2005 and a director of The Hershey Company since June 2011. Currently Director at tapestry, Campbells Soup Company

References
  1. Ziobro, Paul. "Hershey CEO Paid $10.6 Million in 2011". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. Boyle, Matthew. "Hershey Names Bilbrey Chief Executive to Spur Growth Abroad". Bloomberg.
  3. "John P. Bilbrey". Businessweek. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. Malawskey, Nick. "New Hershey Co. CEO John P. Bilbrey seen by Wall Street as safe, conservative choice". Penn Live. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. "Hershey names John P. Bilbrey ceo". Candy Industry. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. "John Bilbrey". Forbes. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. https://issuu.com/deltasigmaphihq/docs/septpearl
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