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  • Kraft Foods promoted Brian Driscoll to senior vice president, U.S. sales and customer service, a move that analysts said suggested that the company would focus m ore on brands that deliver higher margins.

    Driscoll is a logistics officer with experience in Nabisco's proprietary delivery and merchandising systems.



  • Longs Drug Stores Corporation named Michael M. Laddon to be the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.


  • Laddon previously was Executive Vice President -- Sales of Brix Software, Executive Vice President and CIO of Produceline.com and Group Vice President and CIO of Ralphs Grocery Company.
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