Flowers Foods: creates corporate responsibility function

Thomasville / GA. (ff) Flowers Foods Inc. has named Mary A. Krier vice president of communications and corporate responsibility and D. Keith Hancock managing director of communications. The move expands the company´s communications staff and creates a corporate responsibility function that will further advance Flowers´ efforts in such areas as sustainability, diversity, and community involvement.

Krier, who has been serving as vice president of communications since 2004, will continue to manage a number of communications functions, including crisis response, media relations, Web sites, and corporate public relations efforts. However, her primary duties will involve developing and implementing a corporate responsibility program for Flowers.

D. Keith Hancock joins Flowers Foods in the newly created post of managing director of communications. Hancock will direct the company´s internal communications programs and will provide day-to-day communications support to corporate departments and bakery and sales subsidiaries. He also will support investor relations and corporate responsibility communication efforts.