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Mark Clouse
Washington Commanders
Position:President
Personal information
Born: (1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 56)
United States
Career information
High school:Northwest (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:Army (1986–1988)
Career history
As a staff member / executive:
Other
EducationUSMA (BS, 1990)
Title
Board member ofBrown–Forman
Children2
Military career
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1990–1996
RankCaptain

Mark Alan Clouse (born July 5, 1968) is an American businessman who is the president of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He attended the United States Military Academy (USMA) from 1986 to 1990, playing two seasons of college basketball as a guard for the Army Black Knights before becoming a helicopter pilot upon graduation.

Clouse reached the rank of captain before retiring from the military in 1996. He joined the marketing department of Kraft Foods the same year, later working as an executive at Mondelez International and as the CEO of Pinnacle Foods and Campbell's. Clouse retired from the food industry in 2025 and became the team president of the Commanders. He is also a board member of Brown–Forman Corporation.

Early life and military career

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Mark Alan Clouse attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating in 1986.[1] He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, playing two seasons as a guard and captain for the Army Black Knights basketball team until a case of frostbite while stationed in Alaska affected his athleticism, and graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in economics in 1990.[1][2] Clouse served as a helicopter pilot in the United States Army for six and a half years, rising to the rank of captain before retiring in 1996.[1]

Business career

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Food industry (1996–2024)

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Clouse joined the marketing department of Kraft Foods in 1996.[1] He was president of Kraft Foods Greater China from 2006 to 2008.[1][3][4] He was managing director of Kraft Foods Brazil from 2008 to 2010.[1][4][5] He was appointed senior vice president of the Biscuits Global Category in 2010 and promoted to president of Kraft's Snacks and Confectionery division the following year.[6] Kraft Foods split into two companies, an international snack food company and a North American grocery company, Mondelez International, with Clouse named its executive vice president.[7][8] In July 2014, he was appointed to Chief Growth Officer.[3] In January 2016, he was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, with oversight of the execution of the company's commercial growth plan globally.[9] Clouse was hired as CEO of Pinnacle Foods in May 2016.[10] He steered the company to being acquired by Conagra in October 2018 for US$8.1 billion and stepped down after Pinnacle ceased being publicly traded.[11][12] In January 2019, Clouse was appointed as president and CEO of Campbell's.[13][14][15]

Washington Commanders (2025–present)

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Clouse announced his retirement from Campbell's in December 2024 and was named president of the Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL). His term began in February 2025, with him managing the team's business and marketing departments.[2][16]

Personal life

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Clouse met his wife Kathy McLeod, a former teacher, while stationed at Fort Irwin in Barstow, California; the couple married in 1995 and have two sons.[1][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Feinstein, John. "Mission First: Filling His Role". goarmywestpoint.com. Army Black Knights. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b DeArdo, Bryan (December 3, 2024). "Commanders hire Campbell's CEO Mark Clouse as team's new president". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lazare, Lewis (August 1, 2014). "Mondelez names chief growth officer". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Madden, Normandy (August 27, 2007). "Kraft Gives Brands a Twist So They'll Have More Appeal in China". Ad Age. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Rosenfeld, Irene (August 27, 2009). "Inside the Kraft Foods Transformation". Strategy+Business. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Elliott, Stuart (June 30, 2017). "Food Brands Get Sociable on Facebook and Twitter". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  7. ^ O'Toole, James (March 21, 2012). "Kraft to rename snack unit 'Mondelez'". CNN. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Hammond, Hannah (February 19, 2014). "Mondelez Reinventing Supply Chain". CSP Daily News. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Stynes, Tess; Gasparro, Annie (October 28, 2015), "Mondelez Profit Soars on Gain, Management Shift Unveiled", The Wall Street Journal, retrieved March 27, 2025
  10. ^ Jamerson, Joshua (April 27, 2016), "Pinnacle Foods Taps Mondelez's Clouse as CEO", The Wall Street Journal, retrieved March 27, 2025
  11. ^ "Conagra to buy Pinnacle Foods for $8.1 billion". Reuters. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  12. ^ "Pinnacle Foods Shareholders Vote To Approve Acquisition By Conagra Brands". conagrabrands.com. October 23, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  13. ^ Richa Naidu, Svea Herbst-Bayliss (December 20, 2018). "Campbell Soup names industry veteran Mark Clouse as new CEO". Reuters. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  14. ^ Gasparro, Annie (December 20, 2018), Campbell Names Mark Clouse New CEO, retrieved March 27, 2025
  15. ^ Halzack, Sarah (December 21, 2018). "Campbell's New CEO Brings the Right Ingredients". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  16. ^ "The Campbell's Company Board of Directors Elects Mick Beekhuizen Chief Executive Officer to Succeed Mark Clouse". Business Wire. December 3, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  17. ^ Clouse, Mark (November 11, 2020). "Applying lessons learned as a helicopter pilot and Army Captain to the food business". thecampbellscompany.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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