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Report: Campbell Soup eyeing ex-Pinnacle Foods leader as next CEO

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Campbell Soup Co. is considering hiring former Pinnacle Foods Inc. CEO Mark Clouse as its next chief executive.

Media reports indicate the move would follow an agreement reached Tuesday between Campbell and hedge fund Third Point that increased the number of board members to 14 from 12 after a proxy battle.

Former CEO Denise Morrison abruptly retired in May, leaving Keith McLouglin as interim CEO. The search for a permanent CEO was said to be a central part of the proxy battle.

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