Molpus Returns as GMA's Interim CEO

WASHINGTON — The former president and chief executive officer of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, C. Manly Molpus, will assume the role of interim president and CEO of GMA when Cal Dooley leaves the association for a similar position at the American Chemistry Council in September, GMA said last week. Molpus is currently president of the Molpus Advisory Group. He served as president and CEO of GMA from 1990 to 2006. Plans call for Molpus to serve in the role until Dooley's successor is named.

DAYMON VICE CHAIR BRENNAN TO RETIRE

STAMFORD, Conn. — Daymon Worldwide's vice chairman and immediate past president, Peter Brennan, will retire on Jan. 2, 2009, the company said. Brennan, who has spent 35 years with the company, will remain on Daymon's board of directors. He joined the private-label sales and marketing company in 1973 as a retail representative for Allied Supermarkets and also oversaw Daymon/Loblaw's private-label operations. In 1992 he was named Daymon's first president, and assumed the role of vice chairman of the Daymon Worldwide board of directors last year.

HAGGEN PROMOTES SKAGGS TO VP ROLE

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Haggen Inc. here has announced the promotion of Becky Skaggs to vice president of strategy and consumer insights. Skaggs, who started at Haggen in 1992, most recently was director of strategic planning and has served as a member of Haggen's executive team. She is responsible for strategic projects, market and consumer research, consumer affairs and public relations. “Skaggs has played a crucial role in the growth of Haggen, successfully executing many strategic projects,” said Dale C. Henley, the company's president and chief executive officer.