General Mills: Elects R. Kerry Clark to Board of Directors

Minneapolis / MN. (gm) General Mills Inc. elected R. Kerry Clark to its board of directors. Clark is chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health Incorporated. He joined the pharmaceuticals and medical supplies distributor in 2006 as president and chief executive officer. Previously, Clark was vice chairman of the board of The Procter + Gamble Company with responsibility for its 20 billion USD Family Health business. Over a distinguished 32-year career at Procter + Gamble, Clark held a variety of senior executive roles, including extensive international operating responsibilities. Clark´s election to the General Mills board increases the number of directors to 14, the company said in a statement.