Pinnacle Foods Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has named Mark A. Clouse as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, effective May 23, 2016, replacing Bob Gamgort, who is leaving the company at the end of this month. Clouse will also serve on the company's Board. Craig Steeneck, Chief Financial Officer of Pinnacle, will assume the additional role of interim-CEO of Pinnacle, upon Gamgort's departure and through May 22, 2016.

Clouse, 47, is currently Chief Commercial Officer at Mondelez International Inc., where he has held a broad range of leadership positions involving iconic brands such as Oreo, Nabisco, Cadbury and Trident during his 20-year tenure at Kraft Foods Inc. and the subsequent spin-off of Mondelez.