(d)    
Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
 
 
 
Joel W. Johnson
 
60
 
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
    Executive Officer
 
12/08/95 to Present
 
1991
Michael J. McCoy
 
56
 
Executive Vice President and Chief
    Financial Officer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer
Vice President and Controller
Vice President and Treasurer
 
10/29/01 to Present
05/01/00 to 10/28/01
04/27/98 to 04/30/00
01/27/97 to 04/26/98
 
1996
Gary J. Ray
 
57
 
Executive Vice President Refrigerated Foods
Executive Vice President Operations
 
11/01/99 to Present
07/27/92 to 10/31/99
 
1988
Eric A. Brown
 
57
 
Group Vice President Prepared Foods
 
12/02/96 to Present
 
1987
Steven G. Binder
 
46
 
Group Vice President Foodservice
Vice President Foodservice
Director Foodservice Sales
 
10/30/00 to Present
11/02/98 to 10/29/00
12/30/96 to 11/01/98
 
1998
Richard A. Bross
 
52
 
Group Vice President Hormel/President
    Hormel Foods International Corporation
Vice President Hormel/President Hormel
    Foods International Corporation
Vice President Grocery Products
 
10/29/01 to Present
11/01/99 to 10/28/01
01/30/95 to 10/31/99
 
1995
Jeffrey M. Ettinger
 
45
 
Group Vice President Hormel/President and
    Chief Executive Officer Jennie-O Turkey
    Store
Group Vice President Hormel/President and
    Chief Operating Officer Jennie-O Turkey
    Store
Vice President Hormel/President and
    Chief Operating Officer Jennie-O Turkey
    Store
Vice President Hormel/President and Chief
    Executive Officer Jennie-O Foods
Vice President Hormel/Jennie-O Foods
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
 
03/03/03 to Present
10/29/01 to 03/02/03
04/30/01 to 10/28/01
01/31/00 to 04/29/01
11/01/99 to 01/30/00
04/27/98 to 10/31/99
11/24/97 to 04/26/98
 
1998
 
Ronald W. Fielding
 
50
 
Group Vice President Sales Strategy
Group Vice President Meat Products
Vice President Hormel/President Hormel
    Foods International Corporation
 
06/02/03 to Present
11/01/99 to 06/01/03
01/27/97 to 10/31/99
 
1997
James A. Jorgenson
 
59
 
Senior Vice President Corporate Staff
Vice President Human Resources
 
11/01/99 to Present
12/30/91 to 10/31/99
 
1990
Mahlon C. Schneider
 
64
 
Senior Vice President External Affairs and
    General Counsel
Vice President and General Counsel
 
11/01/99 to Present
11/19/90 to 10/31/99
 
1990
Thomas R. Day
 
45
 
Vice President Foodservice Sales
Director Foodservice Sales
Director Dubuque Foods Incorporated
    Foodservice Sales and Marketing
 
10/30/00 to Present
11/02/98 to 10/29/00
03/07/94 to 11/01/98
 
2000
Forrest D. Dryden
 
60
 
Vice President Research and Development
 
01/26/87 to Present
 
1987
Jody H. Feragen
 
47
 
Vice President and Treasurer
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer, National Computer
    Systems in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
    data collection and software company
 
10/29/01 to Present 10/30/00 to
10/28/01
12/01/95 to 10/30/00
 
2000
Dennis B. Goettsch
 
50
 
Vice President Foodservice Marketing
Director Foodservice Marketing
 
10/30/00 to Present
10/01/90 to 10/29/00
 
2000
Daniel A. Hartzog
 
52
 
Vice President Meat Products Sales
Director of Meat Products Business
    Development
Meat Products Regional Sales Manager
 
10/30/00 to Present
07/03/00 to 10/29/00
09/19/88 to 07/02/00
 
2000