Putnam named Communications Director at Kellogg Company
By Meredith Rhoads
J. Adaire Putnam, member of the SIU College of Business External Advisory Board, was recently named Director, Corporate Communications for Kellogg Company, in Battle Creek, MI. Putnam will be responsible for communications around corporate responsibility, nutrition, mergers and acquisitions, and other major corporate initiatives at Kellogg. She previously worked with Kellogg for more than three years as a consultant with Ketchum Public Relations firm, and again through her own firm, Perspectives Research.
When asked about her new position, Putnam replied, “When this position was announced, I was very excited to apply for it. I'm even more excited to now be working full-time with Kellogg. It's such a smart, successful company that touches millions of people's lives daily.”
Putnam earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from SIUC in 1981, and an MBA from Notre Dame in 1993 served as the Chairperson of the College of Business Marketing Department External Advisory board in 2006, and has served on the College of Business external advisory board since 2004. |
