Background
Lenny, Richard Herbert was born on January 5, 1952 in Atlanta. Son of Julian I. and Helen (Prozan) Lenny.
executive marketing professional
Lenny, Richard Herbert was born on January 5, 1952 in Atlanta. Son of Julian I. and Helen (Prozan) Lenny.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing magna cum laude, Georgia State University, 1974. Master of Business Administration in Marketing with distinction, Northwestern University, 1977.
Research associate Atlanta Newspapers, Inc., 1974-1976. Market analyst Kraft, Inc., Chicago, 1977-1978, assistant marketing manager, 1978-1980, brand manager Glenview, 1980-1982, group brand manager, 1982-1984, vice president marketing Celestial Seasonings Boulder, Colorado, 1985-1987, corporation vice president sales and marketing promotion Glenview, 1987—1997. Chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer Hershey Foods Corporation, 2002—2007.
Board directors Sunoco Inc., 2002-2006, McDonald's Corporation, since 2005, Discover Financial Services, since 2009.
Member Northwestern Alumni Association (fund raising chairman 1984, administrative board management alumni since 1985), American Marketing Assn, Grocery Manufacturers American (chairman 2005-2007).
Married Roxanne Hager, January 1985.