Food Magazine February 2015 | Page 22

8J . P . BILBREY
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8J . P . BILBREY

Hershey : $ 13.8M
J . P . Bilbrey joined The Hershey Company as Senior Vice President in 2003 , after decades in the food business with other major brands like Mission Foods and Group Danone . Bilbrey was appointed interim CEO in May 2011 before formally moving into the role in June of the same year . Since then he has been striving to make the most of his position , succeeding in much more than just salary — in 2014 Bilbrey was named Responsible CEO of the Year by Corporate Responsibility ( CR ) Magazine , and was appointed to President Obama ’ s advisory council to advance business relationships in Africa . www . hersheys . com
22 February 2015