On June 22, 2023, Conagra Brands, Inc. has announced that Robert G. Wise, Senior Vice President Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer), has decided to retire from the Company no later than July 28, 2023. Mr. Wise joined the Company in 2003 and has been integral to the corporate controller’s group which he has led since 2012. He will continue to serve in his current role until his retirement.

When announcing Mr. Wise’s retirement, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Marberger, congratulated Mr. Wise and thanked him for more than 20 years of valuable service to the Company. The Board expects to appoint William E. Johnson, the Company’s Assistant Controller, to serve as Senior Vice President Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) to succeed Mr. Wise upon his retirement. Mr. Johnson joined the Company as Assistant Controller in September 2019.

Prior to that, he was Director of Internal Audit at Kiewit Corporation, a North American construction and engineering organization, from June 2018 to August 2019. Mr. Johnson began his career at KPMG, spending more than 12 years in positions of increasing responsibility from 2005 to 2018. He received his Master’s in Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia.