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Perry Yeatman Senior Vice President -Corporate Affairs Kraft Foods, Inc. |
Perry is Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and one of Kraft's top 50 executives worldwide. Perry started her career in the agency world, spending nearly fifteen years with leading communications firms including Burson-Marsteller and Shandwick plc. In 2000, Perry moved "in-house" as a Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Unilever in North America. In this role, she was responsible not only for Corporate Affairs but also for serving on the Unilever HPC-NA Board and the Board of the Unilever US Foundation.
Perry's Corporate Affairs expertise is further enhanced by her breadth of international experience and in-depth understanding of business and leadership. From 1990-2000, Perry lived and/or worked in more than 50 markets around the world - based first in Singapore, then Russia and finally the UK. In her various roles, she has served not only as a senior corporate affairs counselor but also as a General Manager.
In 2007, Perry translated her international experience and expertise into an award winning book from Harper Collins called Get Ahead by Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide to Fast Track Career Success. She has been quoted and profiled in leading media worldwide on the subject of women's careers and international business.