PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2000 /PRNewswire/ -- The H. J. Heinz Company
(NYSE: HNZ) Board has elected Dean R. O'Hare as a director.
Mr. O'Hare (57) is chairman and chief executive officer of The Chubb
Corporation, based in Warren, New Jersey.
He is a leading voice on international trade issues and serves as a member
of the President's Trade Advisory Committee. Mr. O'Hare also is chairman of
the U.S. Coalition of Service Industries, a member and immediate past chairman
of the U.S.-India Business Council, a member of The Business Roundtable, a
member of the Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce, and a financial
governor of the World Economic Forum (Davos).
Additionally, Mr. O'Hare is a director of the Fluor Corporation, chairman
of the New Jersey Partnership, a director and past chairman of the American
Insurance Association, a trustee of the Hospital for Special Surgery in
New York, and a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Mr. O'Hare joined Chubb in 1963 as an underwriting trainee. He was named
an officer of the corporation in 1972, chief financial officer in 1981 and
president in 1986.
A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Mr. O'Hare holds a B.S. degree in
financial management from New York University and an M.B.A. degree from Pace
University Graduate School of Business Administration.
SOURCE H. J. Heinz Company
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.heinz.com
Company News On-Call:
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/575757.html or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 575757
CONTACT:
MEDIA: Ted Smyth, SVP-Corp. & Govt. Affairs,
412-456-5780; or Debbie Foster, Director-Corp. Comm.,
412-456-5778; or Jack Kennedy, GM-Strategic Comm., 412-456-5923;
INVESTORS: Jack Runkel, VP-Investor Relations, 412-456-6034, all
of Heinz
|
