Wrigley appoints Mary Kay Haben as Managing Director North America

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago announced that Mary Kay Haben has been named Group Vice President and Managing Director, North America reporting to Bill Perez, President and Chief Executive Officer. Haben will lead the growth and development of Wrigley s U.S. and Canadian businesses, effective April 16, 2007. In this role, she will also join Wrigley s Executive Leadership Team. Haben brings to Wrigley extensive experience in global management after a 27-year-career at Kraft Foods Inc., where she most recently served as Senior Vice President, Open Innovation, leading the company s new innovation processes targeted at bringing outside ideas into the company and driving innovation culture change globally.