More former Cadbury executives leave Kraft

14 October 2010 –Two European executives are leaving Kraft Foods, the latest of former Cadbury senior staff to depart since Kraft’s takeover in February.

According to Bloomberg, Ignasi Ricou, the executive for European sales and the gum and candy business, and Tamara Minick-Scokalo, a Cadbury executive currently running Kraft’s European chocolate business, are leaving for personal reasons.

Other key personnel that has recently left include Mark Reckitt, who was Cadbury’s chief strategy officer and co-head of the integration team, left in July to take a part-time consulting role with one of the company’s brands. Phil Rumbol, Cadbury’s head of marketing for the UK and Ireland, also left that month.

Ricou’s role will be split between two executives. The European sales team will now report to Trevor Bond, a former Cadbury executive, while Maurizio Brusadelli, a Kraft veteran, has been appointed president of gum and candy. Minick- Scokalo will be replaced by be Patrick Satamian, a Kraft executive currently based in Dubai.