Hershey - The Sweetest Place On Earth

Theodore (Ted) J. Kleisner
Ted was elected President and CEO of the Company effective January 1, 2007. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Kleisner served as the President and CEO of the Greenbrier Resort and Club Management Company, a business unit of CSX Corporation, which owns and manages resorts, clubs and real estate developments in West Virginia, The Turks & Caicos Islands BWI, Florida, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Bermuda.

Nathan C. Douty
Nathan was promoted to Vice President, Human Resources, in February 2000. From 1998 to 2000 Mr. Douty was Managing Director, Human Resources. From 1984 to 1998 he was Manager, and later Director, of Compensation & Benefits. Prior to joining the Company Mr. Douty was employed by Hall’s Motor Transit Company from 1979 to 1984, where he held the positions of Personnel Director and Employee Benefits Director.

David P. Lavery
David became Chief Financial Officer, Secretary/Treasurer in August 1997 and was promoted to Vice President in February 1998. In February of 2004 he was assigned responsibility for the Company’s Commercial Group. Prior to becoming the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lavery had been the General Manager, Hersheypark Arena & Stadium since February 1996. Mr. Lavery also served the Company as Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, Budget Director/Financial Analyst from 1990 to 1993 and then as Managing Director, Finance Hersheypark Group from 1993 to 1996.

Franklin A. Miles, Jr.
Franklin joined the Company in January 2000 as Secretary and General Counsel. He was promoted to Vice President in February 2001. Mr. Miles was admitted to the practice of law in 1981, and was a partner with the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania law firm of McNees, Wallace & Nurick, where he served as Chair of the firm’s Technology & Intellectual Property Group.

Kimberly K. Schaller
Kimberly Schaller was named Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer in February 2010 after serving as VP/CMO since February 2004. She was previously promoted to Vice President, Sales & Marketing in February 1997. Prior to that, she had served as Managing Director, Corporate Sales & Marketing since rejoining the Company in October 1995. From January 1994 to October 1995, Ms. Schaller was Director of Sales and Marketing for Space Center Houston, Houston Texas. Ms. Schaller started with the Company in 1985 as Advertising Manager, Hersheypark and served in various marketing positions through 1993.

William F. Simpson, Jr.
William was named Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer in February 2010. From April 2002, Mr. Simpson was Vice President of Entertainment Group. In 1996, he joined the company as General Manager of the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center. Before coming to the Company, Mr. Simpson held various positions with the following resort properties: Williamsburg Inn, Kingsmill Resort, Gaylord Hotel, Nashville, and Hyatt Hotels.