Kellogg Co. said Thursday that it has named Steven Cahillane chief executive officer, effective October 2. He succeeds John Bryant, who will retire. Bryant will continue as executive chairman until March 15, 2018. Cahillane was most recently CEO of The Nature’s Bounty Co., a health and wellness company, a position he held since 2014. Kellogg shares are up 0.2% in premarket trading, and down 14.5% for the year to date. The S&P 500 index is up 12% for 2017 so far.
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