Mr. Shea has also served as a director, Chairman, Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President or Managing Director of a variety of companies including H.J. Heinz Company in Europe, a manufacturer and marketer of a broad line of food products across the globe, John Morrell & Company, Specialty Meats Company, each an international
meat processing firm, Grupo Polymer United in Latin America, a plastics manufacturer, Roncadin GmbH, a food processor operating across Europe, Premium Standard Farms, New Energy Company of Indiana and United Brands Company where he was Head of Global Corporate Development.
In the U.S., the Oscar Mayer brand is the market leader in both the
processed meat and chilled
processed red
meat categories, according to research
firm Euromonitor.
Sales of frozen hamburgers from major retailers in the United Kingdom plummeted after the horse
meat scandal that has deeply shaken public confidence in
processed meat in Europe, a consumer research
firm said.