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Sam Rovit, architect of Mondelez split, named president of Oscar Mayer

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Sam Rovit, architect of Mondelez split, named president of Oscar Mayer

JUDY NEWMAN | Wisconsin State Journal | | 608-252-6156
Sep 19, 2013
Sep 19, 2013 Updated Oct 26, 2017

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Sam Rovit has been named the new president of Madison-based Oscar Mayer, effective immediately, parent company Kraft Foods Group, of Northfield, Ill., announced Wednesday.

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