January 15, 2013

Hillshire Brands has appointed Brian Davison as the senior vice president for corporate strategy and development. He joined the company on Jan. 2, and will report to Sean Connolly, chief executive officer.

Davison will be responsible for acquisition, merger and divestiture activities, strategic planning and implementing high impact projects. 

"Brian has deep food industry and consumer knowledge that he uses to create high impact strategic and operational plans," said Connolly, "His addition to our management team will help focus our business development activities and build additional momentum for companywide operational improvement priorities."

Previously, Davison was vice president for strategic planning at Kraft Foods Inc. where he was responsible for leading global strategic planning, developing portfolio strategy, and advising on a variety of strategic matters and projects.

Prior to Kraft, Davison was a principal at Booz & Company Inc., where he led a wide variety of strategy and business development projects in the consumer, pharmaceutical and agribusiness industries.