Doug Knudsen was named president of ConAgra Foods Sales in 2005, providing sales leadership to the entire company, after serving as president of Retail Sales since 2001. In his role, Doug oversees the sale of many consumer-favorite brands, including Healthy Choice®, Orville Redenbacher's®, Chef Boyardee® and Banquet®.

Doug and his sales team are charged with delivering on the promise of ConAgra Foods' brands by exceeding the expectations of the company's retail and foodservice customers, as well as those of the consumers who purchase ConAgra Foods products.

Prior to becoming president of Retail Sales, Doug was president of Grocery Sales for the ConAgra Grocery Products Company, which formerly did business under the Hunt-Wesson name. He began his career with Hunt-Wesson as a sales representative, eventually assuming several senior positions, including vice president and national sales manager, and senior vice president of Sales. Doug serves on the sales vanguard committee of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and is an advisory board member of the Computer Science Corporation. He has a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University.