JEFFREY ETTINGER, HORMEL CEO
Age: 52 • Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.
Education: Bachelor's and law degrees, UCLA
Hormel tenure: 21 years including stints as head of Jennie-O turkey, chili brand manager and senior attorney
Favorite Hormel product: Always Tender marinated fresh meat cuts (on the grill); Hormel chili
Last book read: "What the Dog Saw," by Malcolm Gladwell
Favorite movie: "The Shining" and "Fargo"
Favorite musical artists: Bruce Springsteen and Annie Lennox
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