(AFX) - NAME: Andrew J. Schindler.
AGE: 62. Born Aug. 12, 1944.
HOME: Winston-Salem, N.C.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from Franklin & Marshall College, 1972. Masters of Business Administration, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1974.
TITLE: Director, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
EXPERIENCE: Spent 30 years in various senior management positions at Winston-Salem-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, including vice president of personnel, executive vice president of operations, chief operating officer and, ultimately, chairman and chief executive officer. He oversaw the 2004 merger of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and the U.S. operations of Brown & Williamson that resulted in creation of Reynolds American Inc. before retiring in January 2005. In addition to Krispy Kreme's board, which he joined in September, Schindler serves on the board of directors of ArvinMeritor Inc., Pike Electric Company, and Hanesbrands Inc.
NAME: Charles A. (Chuck) Blixt.
AGE: 55. Born August 18, 1951.
HOME: Bermuda Run, N.C.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of arts and law degree from the University of Illinois, 1973, 1977.
TITLE: General counsel, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
EXPERIENCE: An attorney in private practice in Illinois and Michigan, Blixt held corporate legal positions at Caterpillar Tractor Co. and Fiat-Allis Construction Machinery before joining the R.J. Reynolds legal team in the mid-1980s From 1995 to 2004, he was executive vice president and general counsel of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco; in that position he helped oversee a 2004 merger with Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.'s U.S. operations that led to the creation of Reynolds American Inc. Following the merger, Blixt served as chief legal officer for Reynolds American before moving to Krispy Kreme in September.
Source: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
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