Kellogg CEO Nabbed for Cabinet Post, Replacement Named
President Bush chose as secretary of commerce a native of Cuba who rose from a van-driving salesman to chief executive officer of one of the world's largest food companies. If confirmed by the Senate as expected, Carlos Gutierrez, head of Kellogg Co., would replace Don Evans as top manager of the Commerce Department and its $8.1 billion budget.
The appointment marks the beginning of the expected shake-up of Bush's economic team as the administration prepares to sell second-term overhauls of Social Security and the tax code.