Sean Connolly - chief executive officer of Sara Lee’s North American Retail and Foodservice business

Sean Connolly is chief executive officer of Sara Lee’s North American Retail and Foodservice business. 

Connolly, 46, joined Sara Lee from the Campbell Soup Company where he most recently served as president of Campbell North America, the company’s largest division accounting for approximately $4.6 billion in annual revenues.  Prior to this position, he served as president, Campbell USA and president, North American Foodservice.  Under his leadership, Campbell's core condensed soup business grew sales and profit after years of decline, and the V8 Beverage business experienced significant, innovation-driven growth.  Connolly joined Campbell in 2002 as vice president, Food Brands.

Before joining Campbell, Connolly served in various marketing and brand management roles at Procter & Gamble for a decade.  He earned his B.A. degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, and his M.B.A. degree in general management from the University of Texas at Austin.

About Sara Lee Corporation
Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) and it's leading portfolio of food and beverage brands, including Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Pickwick Teas, Sara Lee and Senseo, generate nearly $8 billion in annual net sales from continuing operations and employ approximately 20,000 people worldwide.  In January, 2011, Sara Lee Corp. announced that it will divide the company into two pure -play publicly-traded companies, one focused on the international coffee and tea market and the other on North American meats.  For more information on the company, please visit www.saralee.com.