Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Elects New Officer

The Board of Directors of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company elects Max Grishakov, vice president and general manager -- Wrigley Russia, as an officer of the company. Since 2004, Grishakov has led Wrigley's rapidly growing Russian business and leveraged his marketing background to weave Wrigley brands into the fabric of every day life in Russia. Under his leadership, Wrigley has become a leading confectioner in this strategic marketplace and driven volume increases that have made Russia Wrigley's third largest marketplace behind the United States and China.