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General Mills
GIS
Consumer Defensive
NYQ
$19.3B
GIS SEC filings last scanned 22 Aug 2026, 17:12 UTC
CEO Timeline
Jeffrey L. Harmening
Current
Jun 2017 — Present
(9y 3mo)
Jeffrey L. Harmening was appointed Chief Executive Officer of General Mills, Inc., succeeding Kendall J. Powell effective June 1, 2017.
3 source filings — click to expand
Kendall J. Powell
Sep 2007 — Jun 2017
(9y 9mo)
Kendall J. Powell was elected Chief Executive Officer of General Mills, succeeding Stephen W. Sanger who remains as Chairman.
planned retirement within the next year
3 source filings — click to expand
Stephen W. Sanger
Jan 1995 — Sep 2007
(12y 8mo)
stepping down from CEO role to remain as Chairman
3 source filings — click to expand