Michael B. Polk (born 1960/61) is an American businessman, and was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Newell Brands from 2011 until his retirement in 2019. He also held positions at Kraft Foods and Unilever.

Education

Polk earned a bachelor's degree in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University, where he sang with the Cornell University Glee Club and The Hangovers, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[1][2]

In 2016, Polk delivered the 28th annual Lewis H. Durland Memorial Lecture at Cornell.[3]

Career

Polk joined Kraft Foods in 1987 and has held marketing positions in the company’s coffee/beverages businesses. In 1998, he was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Post cereals brand. In January 2000, he assumed leadership of the Asia Pacific Region for the company.[4]

In 2001, Kraft Foods named Polk Group Vice President, Kraft Foods North America, and President of the Nabisco Biscuit & Snacks Group.[5]

In 2011, Newell Brands appointed Polk to the position of CEO. Before this, Polk was President of Global Foods, Home, and Personal Care at Unilever, where he was in charge of developing and marketing Unilever’s entire portfolio.[6]

In March 2019, Newell Brands announced that Polk would retire at the end of the second quarter.[7]

In June 2019, Chris Peterson, chief financial officer (CFO) was appointed as interim CEO.[8]

In 2020, Polk returned to work as an Advisory Director of Berkshire Partners and the CEO of one of the Private Equity firm's portfolio companies, Implus LLC. Implus produces athletic, fitness, and outdoor accessories.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Executive Profile: Michael B. Polk". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ ":: Our Leadership ::". www.newellbrands.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ Katelyn, Godoy. "Durland lecturer: Diversify skills, experiences to lead". Cornell Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Philip Morris Selects Michael B. Polk To Head Kraft's Nabisco Snacks Group". WSJ.
  5. ^ "USA: Kraft names Polk to head Nabisco Biscuit & Snacks Group and Roberts to head Asia Pacific Region". Just food.
  6. ^ Terlep, Sharon. "CEO at Maker of Sharpie, Rubbermaid Under Board Pressure". WSJ.
  7. ^ Wang, Christine (2019-03-14). "Newell Brands CEO Michael Polk to retire at end of second quarter". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  8. ^ "Newell Brands names CFO Christopher Peterson as interim CEO". Reuters. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Michael Polk's Career: From First Generation American to Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Leader". Spacecoast daily.


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