Kurt F. Mueller
 
47
 
Vice President Fresh Pork Sales and
    Marketing
Director Fresh Pork Sales and Marketing
 
11/01/99 to Present
02/03/97 to 10/31/99
 
1999
Gary C. Paxton
 
58
 
Vice President Specialty Foods Group
Vice President Prepared Foods Operations
Vice President Manufacturing
 
09/29/03 to Present
11/01/99 to 09/30/03
01/27/92 to 10/31/99
 
1992
Larry J. Pfeil
 
54
 
Vice President Engineering
Director of Engineering
Corporate Manager Engineering
 
11/01/99 to Present
01/04/99 to 10/31/99
01/13/97 to 01/03/99
 
1999
Douglas R. Reetz
 
49
 
Vice President Grocery Products Sales
Director Grocery Products Sales and
    Business Development
 
11/01/99 to Present
09/15/97 to 10/31/99
 
1999
James N. Sheehan
 
48
 
Vice President and Controller
Treasurer
President Hormel Financial Services
    Corporation
Corporate Manager Credit/Claims Hormel
    Financial Services Corporation
 
05/01/00 to Present
11/01/99 to 04/30/00
09/21/98 to 10/31/99
07/28/97 to 09/20/98
 
1999
 
William F. Snyder
 
46
 
Vice President Refrigerated Foods
    Operations
Director Fresh Pork Operations
Fremont Plant Manager
 
11/01/99 to Present
09/27/99 to 10/31/99
12/25/95 to 09/26/99
 
1999
James M. Splinter
 
41
 
Vice President Marketing—Consumer
    Products—Refrigerated Foods
Senior Vice President Retail Division
    Jennie-O Turkey Store
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
    Jennie-O Turkey Store
Group Product Manager Grocery Products
Senior Product Manager Grocery Products
 
06/02/03 to Present
04/30/01 to 06/01/03
09/06/99 to 04/29/01
04/27/98 to 09/05/99
09/30/96 to 04/26/98
 
2003
Joe C. Swedberg
 
48
 
Vice President Legislative Affairs and
    Marketing Services
Vice President Meat Products Marketing
Director Meat Products Marketing
 
06/02/03 to Present
11/01/99 to 06/01/03
01/04/93 to 10/31/99
 
1999
Larry L. Vorpahl
 
40
 
Vice President and General Manager
    Grocery Products
Vice President Grocery Products Marketing
Director Grocery Products Marketing
 
12/01/03 to Present
11/01/99 to 11/30/03
09/30/96 to 10/31/99
 
1999
James W. Cavanaugh
 
54
 
Corporate Secretary and Senior Attorney
Assistant Secretary and Senior Attorney
 
01/29/01 to Present
01/29/90 to 01/28/01
 
2001
No family relationship exists among the executive officers.
Executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Vacancies may be
filled and additional officers elected at any regular or special meeting.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.    
PROPERTIES
 
 
 
Hormel Foods Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slaughtering and Processing Plants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austin, Minnesota
 
1,292,000
 
Owned
 
 
 
 
Fremont, Nebraska
 
655,000
 
Owned
 
 
 
Processing Plants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algona, Iowa
 
153,000
 
Owned
 
 
 
 
Aurora, Illinois
 
141,000
 
Owned
 
 
 
 
Beloit, Wisconsin
 
339,000
 
Owned
 
 
 
 
Ft. Dodge, Iowa
 
17,000
 
Owned