AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Meals publicizes that Katie Clark has been appointed to the position of senior vp and chief communications officer.
On this position, Clark will oversee the corporate’s world communications, together with exterior media relations, inside communications, world affect communications and company repute. Clark will report on to Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and CEO at Hormel Meals.
“I’m delighted Katie is becoming a member of us at Hormel Meals. She is a powerful chief with well-rounded communications expertise throughout a number of industries, and her perspective can be an asset to our firm,” Snee stated. “I stay up for working intently together with her to proceed our firm’s journey to make a distinction for our clients, staff members, customers, shareholders and the communities the place we stay and work.”
Clark brings greater than 20 years of communications expertise from varied industries, together with CPG, retail and healthcare. Lately, she was named a 2024 “High Girl in Communications” by Ragan Communications and PR Each day.
Previous to becoming a member of Hormel Meals, Clark served as vp of communications for Mattress Agency, the nation’s largest mattress retailer with greater than 2,300 shops throughout the US. She joined the corporate in 2020, main inside communications, public relations, media relations, disaster and points administration, government communications, and social affect.
Earlier than becoming a member of Mattress Agency, Clark spent seven years at PepsiCo in varied management roles spanning each inside and exterior communications. Her final position at PepsiCo was director of communications for PepsiCo Drinks North America, a $21 billion beverage enterprise. In that position, she led exterior communications, together with company repute, points administration, proactive and reactive earned media and thought management. She additionally served as director of world inside communications, director of public relations for the Tropicana model and senior supervisor of inside and government communications for the Quaker Oats model. Earlier than becoming a member of PepsiCo, Clark spent a decade at Blue Cross and Blue Defend in communications and advertising and marketing roles.
Clark earned her grasp’s in enterprise administration from the College of Phoenix and a bachelor of arts in communications from Virginia Tech.
