Pinnacle Foods Elects New Board Member and Announces Changes to Board Committees

The Board elected Muktesh ("Micky") Pant, Chief Executive Officer of KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., as an independent director of the Company and a member of the Board's Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  Mr. Pant has been CEO of KFC since January 2014.  Prior to that, he held other leadership positions at Yum! Brands, including CEO of Yum! Restaurants International, President of Global Branding for Yum! Brands and President of Taco Bell International.  Prior to joining Yum! Brands, Mr. Pant held roles at Unilever, PepsiCo, Inc. and Reebok International Ltd.  He replaces Jeff Overly, Blackstone Operating Partner, who stepped down from the Board, in light of Blackstone's reduced ownership position.