Cadbury Schweppes PLC Names New Chairmen

As previously announced, Sir John Sunderland will be retiring as chairman of Cadbury Schweppes in mid 2008 as the company demerges into Cadbury PLC and Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc (DPSG).

The bard of Cadbury Schweppes announced the appointment of Roger Carr as chairman of Cadbury PLC and Wayne Sanders as chairman of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. following the demerger.

Roger Carr is currently the group's deputy chairman and senior non-executive independent director, having joined the Cadbury Schweppes Board in 2001. The board believes that Carr's broad industry experience, familiarity with the financial markets and knowledge of the confectionery business will provide Cadbury PLC with an excellent balance of skills to steer Cadbury PLC through the next phase of its development.

Roger Carr is also chairman of Centrica, chairman of Mitchells and Butlers and a member of the court of directors of the Bank of England.

For DPSG the chairman will be Wayne Sanders who spent 28 years at Kimberly-Clark where he served 11 years as chairman and CEO before retiring in 2003. Sanders is currently on the board of Texas Instruments and of Belo Inc., which recently undertook a demerger of its newspaper businesses. He is also a former board member of Adolph Coors Co. and a member of the board of governors of Boys and Girls clubs of America.

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Cadbury Schweppes PLC Names New Chairmen

Cadbury Schweppes PLC Names New Chairmen

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