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