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John J. Becker, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Kraft Foods International

John J. Becker was appointed Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Kraft Foods International in 1998. Based in London, England, Mr. Becker had served previously as Vice President Operations Business Teams for Kraft Foods North America.

Mr. Becker joined Kraft USA (renamed Kraft Foods North America) in 1990 as Director Strategy, Operations Group. He was appointed Director of Strategy for the Kraft Cheese Division in 1992. He was promoted to Vice President Strategy for Kraft General Foods Operations, and then Vice President Operations Information Systems in 1994. In 1996, he became Vice President Operations, Kraft Cheese Division.

Prior to joining Kraft Foods, Inc., Mr. Becker was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Co., Inc. Prior to McKinsey, he was a Group Leader at the Procter and Gamble Company.

Mr. Becker earned a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and Economics from Carnegie-Mellon University and a Master's degree in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.