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D
enise M. Morrison is
an American business
executive who served
as president and chief
executive
officer of Campbell Soup Company from
2011 through 2018. Named the “21st
Most Powerful Woman in Business”
by Fortune Magazine in 2011, Morrison
was elected a director of Campbell in
October 2010. She became Campbell›s
12th leader in the company›s 140-
year history. Morrison retired from
Campbell in May 2018.^Denise Morrison was born in Elberon,
New Jersey, and is one of four
sisters who have all had business
careers. The “Sullivan Sisters”
were featured in a 2007 Wall Street
Journal article titled «Raising Women
to Be Leaders.» Denise is the first-
born; Maggie Wilderotter was chairman
and CEO of Frontier Communications;
Colleen Bastkowski was a regional vice
president of sales at Expedia Corporate
Travel; and Andrea Doelling, a champion
horse jumper, was senior vice president
of sales at AT&T Wireless. Their father,
Dennis Sullivan, a Korean War veteran
and AT&T executive, wanted to share
everything he knew about business
with his daughters. He reportedly talked
with them while they were still in grade
school about setting profit-margin
goals. Their mother, Connie Sullivan,taught them that ambition is a part of
femininity.Morrison graduated from Long Branch
High School. She earned her B.S.
degree in economics and psychology
from Boston College, graduating magna
cum laude. She was inducted into the
Order of the Cross and Crown Honor
Society for academic and extracurricular
achievement.Morrison began her career in the sales
organization at Procter & Gamble in
Boston, Massachusetts. She later
joined Pepsi-Cola in trade and business
development. She then spent most of the
1980s at Nestle USA, where she held
senior marketing and sales positions. In
1995, Morrison moved to Nabisco Inc.
She served as senior vice president and
led the Nabisco Food Company’s sales
organization and was general manager
for the Down the Street division.Before joining Campbell’s, Morrison
served as executive vice president
and general manager of Kraft Foods’
snacks and confections divisions,
responsible for leading brands such
as Planters nuts, Life Savers candies,
and Altoids mints.Morrison joined Campbell in April
2003 as president-global sales and
chief customer officer, and was named
president-Campbell USA in June 2005.
She was named senior vice president
and president-North America soup,
sauces and beverages in October
2007 and handled the Campbell USA,
North America Foodservice, and
Campbell Canada businesses. She was
appointed executive vice president
and chief operating officer in October
2010, leading all of Campbell’s global
businesses, corporate strategy, globaladvertising & design and research &
development.Morrison was named president and
CEO of Campbell Soup Company on
August 1, 2011. Morrison retired from
Campbell in May 2018In 2011, Forbes named Morrison the
80th most powerful woman in the
world.Morrison was also named the “21st
Most Powerful Woman in Business”
by Fortune’. Morrison was a featured
speaker at Fortune’s 2011 Most Powerful
Women Summit, sharing the stage with
her sister Maggie Wilderotter, chairman
and CEO of Frontier Communications.
Morrison and Wilderotter are the
first sisters ever to make the list
together Morrison was also recognized
by Fortune as one of the “Most Powerful
Women” in 2012, 2013, and in 2017.Morrison has also received the Power
50, Supermarket News 2011; “Woman
of Distinction” American Heart
Association of New Jersey, 2010; One
of the 50 Most Influential Irish Women,
Irish Voice 2010; Trailblazer Award;
“Top Woman in Grocery,” Progressive
Grocer magazine, 2008, 2009, and
2010; One of the Top 50 Women in
Business in the State of N.J., NJBIZ
magazine, 2008; One of the Top 50
Women to Watch, Wall Street Journal,
2007; “Aiming High Award” by Legal
Momentum, 2007; and Garden State
“Woman of the Year” for Corporations,
Garden State Women magazine, 2007.“Food is art and science. So, you take
something out, you have to work with the
recipe to make sure that you’re providing
delicious foods with cleaner labels.”
-Denise Morrison.
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