Ronald W. Fielding
Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy
Ronald W. Fielding is executive vice president of corporate strategy, with responsibility for focusing on corporate direction and growth by continuing to oversee corporate strategy and the mergers and acquisitions process. In addition, he oversees consumer insights, corporate innovation and new channel development teams.
Fielding began his career with Hormel Foods in 1994 as regional sales manager of meat products. In 1995, he was named vice president of Hormel Foods International Corporation. In 1997, his role expanded to include vice president of Hormel Foods Corporation and president of Hormel Foods International. In 1999, he was named group vice president of the meat products group, and in 2003 became group vice president of sales strategy. In 2004, he assumed the position of president, consumer products sales, a division of Hormel Foods Sales LLC. In 2005, he became group vice president of the Grocery Products division and in 2007 advanced to executive vice president of Grocery Products and corporate development. He was named to his current position in 2010.
Prior to joining Hormel Foods, Fielding spent 19 years with Philip Morris Companies, working in various sales, marketing and general management capacities at Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation, General Foods Corporation and Kraft Foods Corporation.
Fielding, a native of Union, N.J., holds a bachelor of science degree in commerce from Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. Additionally, he is a 1987 graduate of Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development.
Fielding serves on the boards of Jennie-O Turkey Store and MegaMex Foods LLC. He has previously served on a number of boards, including: Herdez Corporation, USA; Beijing Hormel Foods Co. Ltd.; Campoco Inc.; Great Barrier Reef Co. Pty. Ltd.; KR Hormel Foods; Hormel Alimentos, S.A.de C.V.; Hormel Cinta Azul Foods of Central America Inc.; Hormel Foods International Corporation; Hormel FSC Inc.; Hormel Netherlands B.V.; Hormel Spain S.R.L.; Licenso, S.A.; PureFoods-Hormel Company; and Shanghai Hormel Foods Co. Ltd.