The Campbell's Company
Leadership History
5 leaders · 2001 to present
Mick J. Beekhuizen is the CEO of Campbell's, in the role since 2025. The first chief executive was Douglas Conant, from 2001.
| Name | Role | From | To | Years in role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick J. Beekhuizen | President and Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | Present | 1 |
| Mark Clouse | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | 2019 | 2025 | 6 |
| Keith R. McLoughlin | Former interim President and CEO; Chair of the Board | 2018 | 2019 | 1 |
| Denise Morrison | Former President and CEO | 2011 | 2018 | 7 |
| Douglas Conant | Former President and CEO | 2001 | 2011 | 10 |
Campbell's has been headquartered in Camden, New Jersey since 1869 and became famous for condensed soup, which John T. Dorrance developed in 1897. Today it is a North American food company with two divisions: Meals & Beverages made 61% of fiscal 2026 net sales and Snacks 39%. Its four billion-dollar brands are Campbell's, Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm and Rao's. The shares trade on Nasdaq under CPB after moving from the New York Stock Exchange in August 2024, and the company took the name The Campbell's Company in November 2024.
President and Chief Executive Officer
2025 – Present
1 year (current)
Joined as CFO in 2019, became president of Meals & Beverages in late 2022 and CEO on February 1, 2025. He completed the La Regina stake in 2026 and, after fiscal 2026 adjusted EBIT fell 21%, cut the dividend 36%, reduced salaried staff by about 13% and launched a $500 million cost program.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
2019 – 2025
6 years
Former Pinnacle Foods CEO who joined in January 2019, sold the international and fresh businesses, integrated Snyder's-Lance, bought Sovos Brands and led the move to Nasdaq and the name change. He left in January 2025 to become president of the Washington Commanders.
Former interim President and CEO; Chair of the Board
2018 – 2019
1 year
McLoughlin served as Interim CEO following the abrupt resignation of Denise Morrison, tasked with stabilizing the massive chaos caused by the debt-fueled acquisition of Snyder's-Lance.
As a Board Member and interim leader, he initiated the massive strategic review that eventually led to the sale of Campbell's entire international and fresh food divisions.
Former President and CEO
2011 – 2018
7 years
Morrison aggressively pushed the company away from canned soup and into fresh foods and snacks, orchestrating the massive $6.1 billion acquisition of Snyder's-Lance (Cape Cod, Pop Secret).
As CEO from 2011 to 2018, her disastrous acquisition of Bolthouse Farms destroyed massive shareholder value, leading to severe activist investor pressure and her eventual forced resignation.
Former President and CEO
2001 – 2011
10 years
Conant executed a massive, decade-long turnaround of Campbell's notoriously toxic corporate culture, famously handwriting over 30,000 thank-you notes to employees.
As CEO from 2001 to 2011, he reversed the severe sales declines in the core soup division by massively upgrading the quality of ingredients and modernizing the iconic packaging.
Three pressures hit Campbell's at once in fiscal 2026. Costs: inflation and tariffs cut gross margin, and adjusted EBIT fell 21% even with supply chain savings. Demand: Snacks organic sales fell 4% for the year and 6% in the fourth quarter, led by salty snacks and lower partner-brand and contract-manufacturing volume, while value-seeking shoppers bought fewer units. Balance sheet: total debt of about $7.1 billion, much of it from the 2018 Snyder's-Lance and 2024 Sovos Brands deals, limits flexibility, which is why the board cut the quarterly dividend from $0.39 to $0.25. The fourth quarter also carried a $117 million impairment on the Cape Cod and Kettle Brand trademarks, and management guided to another sales decline in fiscal 2027.
Mick Beekhuizen, President and CEO since February 1, 2025. He joined as CFO in 2019 and ran the Meals & Beverages division before taking the top job.
Mark Clouse, from January 2019 to January 2025. The former Pinnacle Foods CEO sold the international and fresh businesses, bought Sovos Brands and left to become president of the Washington Commanders.
Morrison, CEO from 2011, left abruptly in May 2018 after weak results, including problems at the Campbell Fresh division. Board member Keith R. McLoughlin served as interim CEO until Clouse arrived.
Todd Cunfer, executive vice president and CFO since October 20, 2025. He was previously CFO of Freshpet and Simply Good Foods and spent more than 20 years at Hershey. He succeeded Carrie Anderson.
Risa Cretella has been president of Meals & Beverages since January 2025, and Mohit Anand became president of Snacks on February 23, 2026, succeeding Elizabeth Duggan.
Keith R. McLoughlin, the former Electrolux CEO who also served as Campbell's interim CEO in 2018.
Campbell's CEO from 2001 to 2011, known for rebuilding employee engagement and stabilizing the soup business.
Mark Clouse serves as CEO. He took over in 2019 following a massive, highly public proxy battle with activist investor Dan Loeb, successfully stabilizing the company by heavily focusing on core brands.
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