Todd Stitzer

H. Todd Stitzer (born 10 March 1952)[1] is an American businessman who served as the chief executive officer of Cadbury plc from 2003 to 2010.

Early life

Stitzer was born in the United States, the son of a YMCA director and a nurse, and is a naturalised British citizen.[2] He was educated at Ridgewood High School, New Jersey, Springfield College, Massachusetts. He then obtained a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.[1][2]

Career

He joined New York law firm, Lord Day & Lord, in 1973 as an associate attorney.

In 1983, joined Cadbury North America as Assistant General Counsel, later becoming marketing chief for US beverages.[1][3] He moved to London in 1991 as Group Development Director and then back to the United States in 1993 as Vice-President of Marketing and Strategic Planning and then Chief Operating Officer for Cadbury Beverages, North America.[1] He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr Pepper/Seven Up from 1997 to 2000 and Chief Strategy Officer from 2000 to 2003.[4][5] He joined the board of Cadbury plc in 2000 and in 2003, was appointed Chief Executive Officer.[2] On 2 February 2010, Kraft Foods Inc. successfully completed the acquisition of Cadbury which was originally a hostile takeover, the next day Stitzer along with Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr announced their resignations.[6]

Stitzer has two children, a boy and a girl, and homes in Connecticut and Surrey.[1][7]

References
  1. Blackhurst, Chris (1 November 2004). "The MT Interview: Todd Stitzer". Management Today. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. Finch, Julia (2009-11-12). "Friday interview: Cadbury's Todd Stitzer does not believe in sweet surrender". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. Pratley, Nils (2004-12-04). "Interview: Todd Stitzer, chief executive of Cadbury Schweppes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. "Seven Up cuts down - Nov. 4, 1997". CNN Money. 4 November 1997. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. Batt, Carolyn (6 December 2002). "Cadbury Schweppes lines up Stitzer as first American chief". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. "Cadbury bosses Todd Stitzer and Roger Carr leave after Kraft takeover". Evening Standard. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. Davidson, Nov 2003
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