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              [html]<thead><tr><td>Table</td><td>Table</td><td>Joel W. Johnson</td><td>60</td><td>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>12 / 08 / 95 to Present</td><td>1991</td><td>Michael J. McCoy</td><td>56</td><td>Executive Vise Prepident and Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Vice President and Controller</td></tr><tr><tdrowspan="3">10 / 29 / 01 to Present05 / 01 / 00 to 10 / 28 / 0104 / 27 / 98 to 04 / 30 / 08</td><tdrowspan="3">1996</td><td>—</td><td>VTC69 PT69SFORFTI all ITO TT69SUITH</td><tdrowspan="3">UT / Z7 / 8910 UW / Z0 / 390</td></tr><tr><td>Gary J. Ray</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>Executive Vice President Refrigerated Foods Executive Vice President Operations</td><td>11 / 01 / 99 to Present07 / 27 / 92 to 10 / 31 / 99</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Eric A. Brown</td><td>57</td><td>Group Vice President Prepared Foods</td><td>12 / 02 / 96 to Present</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Steven G. Binder</td><td>46</td><td>Group Vice President Foodservice Vice President Foodservice Director Foodservice Sales</td><td>10 / 30 / 00 to Present 11 / 02 / 98 to 10 / 29 / 0012 / 30 / 96 to 11 / 01 / 98</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Richard A. Bross</td><td>52</td><td>Group Vice President Hormei / President Hormel Foods International Corporation Vice President Hormei / President Hormel Proteinformel Poods International Corporation Vice President Grocery Products</td><td>10 / 29 / 01 to Present11 / 01 / 99 to 10 / 28 / 0101 / 30 / 95 to 10 / 31 / 99</td></tr><tr><tdrowspan="3">1995</td><tdrowspan="3">Jeffrey M. Ettinger</td><tdrowspan="3">45</td><td>Group Vice President Hormel / President and Chief Executive Officer Jernie - O Turkey Slore Vice President Hormel / President and Chief Ciperating Officer Jennie - O Turkey Slore</td><tdrowspan="3">03 / 03 / 03 to Present</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td></tr><tr><td>StoreVice President Hormeil President and Chief Operating Officer Jennie - O Turkay StoreVice President Hormel / President and Chief Executive Officer Jenne - O Foods</td></tr><tr><tdrowspan="5">04 / 30 / 01 to 10 / 20 / 0101 / 31 / 00 to 04 / 29 / 01</td><tdrowspan="5">Elebusive Crisuer utilier - C Futus Vioe President Hormeli Uennie - O Foods Treasurer Assistant Treasurer</td><td>11 / 01 / 99 to 01 / 30 / 0004 / 27 / 98 to 10 / 31 / 9911 / 24 / 97 to 04 / 26 / 98</td><td>Ronald W. Fielding</td><tdrowspan="5">50</td></tr><tr><td>Group Vice President Sales StrategyGroup Vice President Meat ProductsVice President Horme / ProductsVice President Hormel / President Hormel Foods International Corporation</td><td>06 / 02 / 03 to Present 11 / 01 / 99 to 06 / 01 / 0301 / 27 / 97 to 10 / 31 / 99</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>James A. Jorgenson</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Senior Vice President Corporate Staff Vice President Human Resources</td></tr><tr><td>11 / 01 / 99 to Present 12 / 30 / 91 to 10 / 31 / 99</td><td>1990</td></tr><tr><td>Mahlon C. Schneider</td><td>64</td><td>Senior Vice President External Affairs and General Counsel Vice President and General Counsel</td><td>11 / 01 / 99 to Present1 / 19 / 90 to 10 / 31 / 99</td><td>Thomas R. Day</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Vice President Foodservice Sales Director Foodservice Sales Director Dubuque Foods Incorporated Foodservice Sales and Marketing</td><td>10 / 30 / 00 to 10 / 29 / 00</td><td>2000</td><td>Forrest D. Dryden</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Vice President Research and Development</td><td>01 / 26 / 87 to Present</td><td>1987</td><td>Jody H. Feragen</td></tr><tr><tdrowspan="2">47</td><tdrowspan="2">TreaterTreatmentAssurerTreatureTreature : National ComputerSystems in Eden Praine, Mini - resola, adata collection and software company</td><tdrowspan="2">10 / 29 / 01 to Present 10 / 30 / 00 to 10 / 29 / 0112 / 01 / 95 to 10 / 30 / 00</td><td>2000</td><tdrowspan="2">Dennis B. Goettsch</td></tr><tr><td>so</td></tr><tr><td>Vice President Foodservice Marketing Director Foodservice Marketing</td><td>10 / 301 / 90 to 10 / 29 / 00</td><td>≥ 000</td><td>Daniel A. Hartzog</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><tdrowspan="2">Vice President Meat Products Business Director of Meat Products Business DevelopmentMeat Products Regional Sales Mana</td><tdrowspan="2">10 / 30 / 00 to Present07 / 03 / 00 to 10 / 29 / 0009 / 19 / 88 to 07 / 02 / 00</td><tdrowspan="2">≥ 000</td><tdrowspan="2"</tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr><tdrowspan="2"<tdrowspan="2"<tdrowspan="2"<tdrowspan="2"</tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr><tdrowspan="2"<tdrowspan="2"<tdrowspan="2"<tdrowspan="2"</tr><tr></tr></tbody>
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