UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported):
April 23, 2012
New Jersey | Commission File Number | 21-0419870 | ||
State of Incorporation | 1-3822 | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | ||
One Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices
Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800
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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 23, 2012, Campbell Soup Company (“Campbell”) appointed Vice President - Controller, John P. Waldron, age 47, to the role of Campbell's principal accounting officer, effective as of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, commencing April 30, 2012. Mr. Waldron has been Campbell's Vice President - Controller since joining Campbell in February 2011. Mr. Waldron will continue to report to Anthony P. DiSilvestro, Senior Vice President - Finance, who will relinquish the role of Campbell's principal accounting officer to assume additional responsibilities for managing the Campbell North America finance team. Prior to joining Campbell, Mr. Waldron served as Vice President - Corporate Controller, Navistar International Corporation (2006 -- 2010).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: | April 25, 2012 |
By: /s/ B. Craig Owens
B. Craig Owens
Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer