Finance & Capital Management

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation announced that O.B. Goolsby Jr., president and chief executive officer, passed away on Monday, December 17, after suffering a massive stroke last Saturday while on a hunting trip in south Texas.

Del Monte Foods Company appoints William-Sonoma executive Sharon L. McCollam to its Board of Directors.

Craftmade International Inc. enters into an agreement with Woodard LLC and CC Industries to acquire substantially all of the assets of Woodard LLC, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad line of outdoor furniture products and related accessories.

To drive increased visibility into global sales and distribution channels and gain critical business insight to boost brand leadership, The Timberland Company will implement an enterprise data warehouse from Teradata.

Science-based products and services company DuPont selects its Cooper River plant to receive a $500 million investment to significantly expand production of high-performance DuPont Kevlar para-aramid brand fiber for industrial and military uses.

American fashion designer Michael Kors selects the ENOVIA Matrix One Apparel Accelerator for design and development by Dassault Systemes.

CompUSA has been acquired by an affiliate of Gordon Brothers Group, LLC, a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm.

Coca-Cola Enterprises' Board of Directors elects the former vice chairman and chief risk officer of RBC Financial Group, Suzanne B. Labarge, as director.