Hillshire Brands names Brian Davison SVP corporate strategy and development
The Hillshire Brands Co. announced that Brian Davison, 47, joined the company as senior vice president, corporate strategy and development. Davison will be responsible for acquisition, merger and divestiture activities, strategic planning and implementing high impact projects. He joined the company on Jan. 2, and will report to Sean Connolly, chief executive officer.
"Brian has deep food industry and consumer knowledge that he uses to create high impact strategic and operational plans," said Connolly. "His addition to our management team will help focus our business development activities and build additional momentum for companywide operational improvement priorities."