July 1/BusinessWire -- Kraft Foods Inc. announced that W. Anthony (Tony) Vernon will become president, Kraft Foods North America, in mid-August. Vernon joins Kraft Foods from private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings, following a career at Johnson & Johnson. He will report to Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld and become a member of the Kraft Foods Executive Team.
"Tony has an impressive history of building and sustaining iconic consumer brands. His strong track record of growth through consumer-driven innovation, world-class marketing and strong retail relationships will help to further accelerate our business performance," said Rosenfeld.