Dillon Davis

Battle Creek Enquirer

Kellogg Co. has added former Dollar General Corp. CEO Richard W. Dreiling to its board of directors, the company said Wednesday.

Dreiling previously served in several capacities for Dollar General, most recently as a senior adviser to the company. He brings more than four decades of retail experience to the Kellogg board, including 34 years with Safeway Inc., where he held roles in marketing, manufacturing, distribution and retail operations, according to a news release.

Dreiling also serves on corporate boards for Lowe's Companies Inc., Aramark and PulteGroup Inc.

"We are pleased to welcome Rick to our board of directors," Kellogg Chairman and CEO John Bryant said. "Rick's tremendous retail experience from his time with Dollar General and others, coupled with his incredible depth and breadth of knowledge leading retailers across multiple channels, will be a great benefit to our company."

Kellogg has 13 members on its board of directors. With the addition of Dreiling, they include:

Bryant;

Stephanie Burns, former chairman, president, and CEO of Dow Corning Corp.;

John T. Dillon, a senior adviser to Evercore Partners and retired chairman and CEO of International Paper Co.;

Zachary Gund, managing partner of Coppermine Capital LLC;

James (Jim) M. Jenness, former Kellogg CEO;

Donald R. Knauss, former executive chairman of the board of Clorox Co.;

Mary Laschinger, former senior vice president at International Paper and President of xpedx;

Cynthia H. Milligan, Dean Emeritus of the College of Business Administration at University of Nebraska-Lincoln;

Rogelio Rebolledo, former president and CEO of Frito-Lay International;

La June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation;

Carolyn Tastad, group president of Procter & Gamble North America;

and Noel Wallace, president of Colgate-Palmolive Latin America.

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