William Del Chiaro Named President, CEO of Quality Foods

CFP Holdings Inc. (Montebello, Calif.) has named William G. Del Chiaro president and CEO of its Quality Foods operation. Del Chiaro will also become a member of the board of directors of Quality Foods, CFP Holdings Inc. and its parent company, CFP Group Inc.

Del Chiaro was most recently executive vice president of Sara Lee Corp.'s Hillshire Farm & Kahn's division, where he was responsible for a substantial portion of the business's operations, capital expenditures, sales and marketing.

Prior to Sara Lee, Del Chiaro spent 10 years as a senior executive of Mars Inc., where he held marketing and sales positions in the Uncle Ben's, Dove International, M&M/Mars and foodservice divisions.

"Bill has spent more than 22 years in the foodservice and consumer products industries," said Robert Gioia, president and CEO of CFP Holdings. "This experience, coupled with his strong sales and marketing background, makes him an outstanding choice to lead Quality Foods and a valuable addition to our company's management team overall."

Concurrent with Del Chiaro's appointment, David Cohen, Quality's current president and COO, will assume the title of vice chairman of Quality Foods.

CFP Holdings is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of value-added meat and poultry products sold to the foodservice industry and manufacturers of packaged foods.

Edited by Pam Ahlberg