Rayovac Names Pellegrino Executive V.P.

Philip F. Pellegrino has joined Rayovac Corp. in Atlanta, Georgia, as executive vice president, global sales, with responsibility for developing and supporting the company’s global sales strategies, customer relationships and sales force integration.

He joins Rayovac after a 40-year career with Kraft Foods, where he most recently served as president, North American Sales, with oversight of Kraft’s 13,000-plus sales force, and as a member of the company’s management committee. Pellegrino served on Rayovac’s board of directors from November 2000 to April 2004, then resigned from the board to take on a consulting role within the company’s North American sales organization.

Dave Jones, Rayovac chairman and chief executive officer, says, “Rayovac’s strategy has always included attracting top talent to fuel growth and innovations. Phil’s experience with developing and managing a cohesive sales organization through a time of rapid growth and the integration of a number of acquisitions will be invaluable in Rayovac’s plans to become a larger, more diversified consumer products company.”