Arthur Robert Schulze

Background

Schulze, Arthur Robert was born on January 31, 1931 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arthur Robert and Elizabeth Margaret (Showers) Schulze.

Education

Bachelor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1952; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1958.

Career

With, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, until 1959; from sales trainee to product manager, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1959-1962; product manager, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1961-1962; product manager angel cake mixes, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1962-1963; product manager cake mixes, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1963-1965; marketing manager baking mixes, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1965-1966; marketing manager cereals, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1966-1969; assistant general manager Big G division, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1969-1970; vice president, general manager Golden Valley division, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1970-1973; group vice president consumer foods, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1973-1980; executive vice president, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1981-1985; also president grocery products food group, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis executive vice president, president, Grocery Products Food Group, 1985-1989; vice Chairman of the Board, Grocery Products Food Group, since 1989. Board directors Tennant Company, Inc., General Mills, Inter-regional Finance Corporation.

Membership

Trustee Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, since 1977. Board of Governors Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, since 1980. Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1956.

Member Cereal Institute (member Executive Committee, board directors), Civic League Minneapolis.

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.

Connections

Married Joan M. Hanifan, June 25, 1955. Children: Brett, Mark, David, Anne.

Father:

Arthur Robert Schulze

Mother:

Elizabeth Margaret (Showers) Schulze

Spouse:

Joan M. Hanifan

child:

Anne Schulze

child:

David Schulze

child:

Mark Schulze

child:

Brett Schulze