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Hormel Foods (HRL) CEO Ettinger to Retire; Successor Named

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Hormel Foods Announces Chief Executive Officer Retirement and Appointment

September 6, 2016 5:00 PM EDT

Jeffrey M. Ettinger to Retire as Chief Executive Officer and James P. Snee Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer

AUSTIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced that Jeffrey M. Ettinger will retire as chief executive officer on October 30, 2016. Ettinger will continue to serve as Hormel Foods chairman of the board. The Board of Directors elected James P. Snee to be the company's next chief executive officer, effective October 31, 2016. Snee currently serves as president and chief operating officer.

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