Hormel Foods VP Retires After 30 YearsHormel Foods VP Retires After 30 Years

Brian Johnson, vice president and corporate secretary, has been in the position since 2010 and with the company since 1995.

Kristen Kazarian, Managing Editor

January 21, 2025

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Brian Johnson, vice president and corporate secretary at Hormel FoodsHormel Foods

Hormel Foods has announced the upcoming retirement of Brian Johnson, vice president and corporate secretary.

Johnson started with Hormel Foods in 1995 as a corporate attorney and was promoted to senior attorney in 2000. He advanced to assistant secretary in 2005 and to corporate secretary in 2007. Johnson was named vice president and corporate secretary in 2010.

“Throughout his 30-year career at Hormel Foods, Brian has been a trusted advisor to me, our executives and our Board of Directors,” said Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer at Hormel Foods. “Brian has earned tremendous respect internally, externally, and with our Board of Directors, for his expertise, sound judgment, integrity and dedication. Brian and his wife Ann have been an integral part of the Austin, Minnesota, community, making it an even better place thanks to their involvement and support. We congratulate Brian on a remarkable career and wish him and Ann all the best in this next chapter.”

As vice president and corporate secretary, Johnson is responsible for corporate governance, including advising the company’s Board of Directors, as well as securities laws compliance and financing matters for Hormel Foods. He also serves on the company’s disclosure, compliance, and global impact committees.

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Kristen Kazarian

Managing Editor

Kristen Kazarian has been a writer and editor for more than three decades. She has worked at several consumer magazines and B2B publications in the fields of food and beverage, packaging, processing, women's interest, local news, health and nutrition, fashion and beauty, automotive, and IT.

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