McCormick Says Lawrence Kurzius Appointed COO, President

(RTTNews) - Spices and seasonings maker McCormick & Co., Inc. (MKC) Friday announced the appointment of Lawrence Kurzius to the role of Chief Operating Officer and President, effective January 5. Kurzius will continue to report to Alan Wilson who remains the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

In this newly created role, Kurzius will have responsibility for McCormick's businesses worldwide. He will continue to lead the Global Quality, Supply Chain and R&D Corporate functions and act as President Global Consumer and President North America.

Kurzius has been a key leader for McCormick over the past 11 years and has served as a member of the Management Committee since 2007. He has held multiple roles of increasing responsibility including President US Consumer, President of International businesses including Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), China and Asia Pacific Zone (APZ).

He most recently served as President Global Consumer, President of the Americas and China, and Chief Administrative Officer.

Prior to joining McCormick, Kurzius was the Chief Executive Officer for Zatarain's where he worked for almost 12 years and held marketing positions with Uncle Ben's, a division of Mars Inc. and the Quaker Oats Co.

Malcolm Swift, President EMEA and APZ will take on the additional role of President Global Industrial. Swift will report directly to Kurzius for his responsibilities in the EMEA and APZ region, and will continue to report to Alan Wilson for his new role in Global Industrial.