CHRISTOPHER O'LEARY
Age: 52
Hometown: White Plains, N.Y.
Education: Pace University, N.Y; MBA, New York University
Career: 17 years at PepsiCo., joined General Mills in 1997 as vice president, corporate growth. Has been executive vice president and chief of international operations since 2006.
Family: Married with four children.
![Hormel headquarters in Austin, MN. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday September 11, 2015 Despite woes throughout the food industry, partly due to consumers turning away some from processed foods, Hormel has managed to continue prospering -- even though a good part of its business -- Spam, chili -- is about as processed as you can get. But the company's turkey and pork offerings are riding a hot protein trend. And over the past two years, it's made some of the biggest acquisitions in](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/527MWWMEXAN6BDVVGMMGBOERGU.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)