Mark Clouse

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Mark Clouse
Born
Mark Alan Clouse

(1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 56)
United States
Education United States Military Academy (BA)
TitlePresident and CEO, Campbell Soup Company
Term2019–2024
Children2

Mark Alan Clouse (born July 5, 1968) is an American businessman who is the president of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot and food industry executive, he spent two decades at Kraft Foods and successor Mondelez International prior to serving CEO of Pinnacle Foods and president and CEO of the The Campbell's Company. Clouse was named Commanders' president in late 2024.

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Early life and military

Mark Alan Clouse [1] attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating in 1986. [2] [3] He attended the United States Military Academy in New York, playing for the Black Knights basketball team and earning a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. [4] Following graduation, he served in the United States Army as a helicopter pilot for six years and rose to the rank of captain before retiring in 1996. [2] [3] [5] [6]

Career

Kraft Foods, Mondelez, and Campbell's (1996–2016)

Clouse joined Kraft Foods in 1996. [5] [2] He was president of Kraft Foods Greater China from 2006 to 2008. [5] [2] [7] [8] [9] He was managing director of Kraft Foods Brazil from 2008 to 2010. [5] [2] [7] [8] [10] In 2010 he was appointed Senior Vice President of the Biscuits Global Category, a position he held until 2011, [5] [11] at which time he became President of Kraft's Snacks and Confectionery business in North America. [5] [12] [13]

In October 2012, Kraft Foods changed its name to Mondelez International and spun off its North American grocery business as Kraft Foods Group. [14] [15] [16] [17] At that time Clouse became Executive Vice President and President of North America at Mondelez. [5] [7] [18] In late July 2014 he was appointed to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer, where his responsibilities included accountability for all key areas of the company's growth strategy, and oversight of teams responsible for corporate strategy, global categories, global marketing, global sales, and research, development, and quality. [7] [19] [5] [20] [21] In January 2016 he was promoted to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, with oversight of the execution of the company's commercial growth plan for all five geographic regions, and oversight of the global sales function. [22] [23] [24] [5]

Clouse was hired as CEO of the packaged-foods company Pinnacle Foods in May 2016. [25] [5] During his tenure as CEO, Pinnacle Foods' stock climbed 54%, in contrast to most other packaged-food companies, which lost share value. [26] He steered the company to being acquired by Conagra in 2018 for $10.9 billion, leaving after the company ceased being publicly traded as a subsidiary of Conagra. [27] [28] [26] Clouse was named president and CEO of The Campbell's Company in December 2018 and took over in January 2019. [29] [8] [30]

Washington Commanders (2025–present)

In December 2024, Clouse announced his retirement from Campbell's and was named the president of the Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL). His term begins in February 2025, with him overseeing the team's business operations. [4] [31]

Personal life

Clouse met and married his wife Kathy in the 1990s while he was in the Army. [2] They live in New Jersey and have two sons. [32] [2]

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