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Lamb Weston reaches cooperation agreement with JANA, Continental Grain; adds 6 directors, names new chairman
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
- Six new directors: Bradley Alford (Chairman), Ruth Kimmelshue, Timothy McLevish, Scott Ostfeld, Lawrence Kurzius, Paul Maass.
- Four directors resign: Charles Blixt, W.G. Jurgensen, Robert Niblock, Maria Renna Sharpe; effective by July 11, 2025.
- Board expands from 11 to 13 directors; 12 independent. Alford named Chairman.
- JANA and Continental Grain get board seats; voting agreement for 2025 annual meeting and customary cooperation provisions.
- Committees reconstituted: Audit, Compensation, Nominating; Alford chairs Board.
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