McCormick Announces Executive Changes
McCormick & Company announces that Mark Timbie, President – Consumer Foods Americas & Chief Administrative Officer, will be retiring at the end of June 2013.
Timbie has been a key leader for McCormick over the last 16 years. Besides serving as a member of the company's Management Committee, Timbie's career at McCormick has been in leadership roles for its U.S. Consumer business as well as President of McCormick Canada, President of McCormick's International business and President North American Consumer Foods.
Timbie joined McCormick as a very experienced CPG executive in 1996 as Vice President for Sales & Marketing for the McCormick/Schilling Division. He served as Board Advisor to the Sales Group in the late 1990s and was named Vice President & General Manager for Perimeter Products and Consumer Marketing in 2000. He was promoted to President of McCormick Canada one year later.
His dedication to the company continued as he led the organization through a very successful period of international expansion when he took on various roles including President – International Consumer Products Group. In this role, Timbie was responsible for McCormick's Consumer businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Mexico and Latin America as well as McCormick's Global Export Department.
The company also announces a new global industrial organization and the promotion of Chuck Langmead to President, Global Industrial, McCormick & Company. This new position will help McCormick drive sales growth by aligning its customer intimacy efforts and driving its strategy consistently across McCormick's industrial businesses worldwide.
Chuck Langmead, most recently President, Industrial Foods Americas, will have responsibility for McCormick's industrial businesses globally and will chair the company's Global Industrial Strategy Council. Langmead has been with McCormick for more than 37 years and has held numerous leadership positions including President, U.S. Industrial Group, and Vice President & General Manager, Food Service and Restaurant Divisions. Langmead is an Emeritus member of McCormick's Multiple Management Board.
Randy Carper has been promoted into the role of President, U.S. Industrial Group reporting to Chuck Langmead. Carper joined McCormick in 1983 as Account Manager for McCormick's U.S. Industrial business. He has held leadership positions with increasing responsibility in the global industrial businesses over the last 29 years. He was Vice President, Industrial for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to this position, Carper led the U.S. Consumer Food Manufacturers segment of the industrial business. His most recent role was Vice President Global Industrial Customers, where he worked closely with our strategic global industrial customers. Carper is also an Emeritus member of the Multiple Management Board.