Richard O. Lund Vice President, Controller

Richard (Rick) Lund was appointed vice president, controller and principal accounting officer of General Mills in December 2007 and is responsible for the company’s planning and analysis, external and internal financial reporting, accounting policy and systems, and internal controls.

Lund joined General Mills in 1981 as assistant director of accounting and analysis.  He was named director of administration, systems and control for the restaurants and nonfood group in 1982 and held various division controllerships from 1983 through 1987.  In November 1987, Lund was named chief financial officer of Gorton's Seafoods, a position he held until May 1993, when he was appointed director of financial operations, Gold Medal division.  He was appointed vice president in 1994 and named vice president, financial operations for the Betty Crocker division in 1998.  In April 2000, Lund was appointed vice president, corporate financial operations, which he held until his appointment as controller.

Lund graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, in 1972, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and economics.  Lund joined Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Minneapolis.  Between 1972 and 1981, Lund held various positions, including four years as audit manager, in the firm’s Minneapolis and Brussels, Belgium, offices.  In addition, Lund was a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard from 1972 to 1981.
 
Lund is a member of the board of trustees of the Science Museum of Minnesota, was a member of the Courage Center board of directors from 1996 through 2006, and served as chair of the Courage Center board from 2002 to 2004.  He is a member of Financial Executives International, the Controllers’ Leadership Roundtable of the Corporate Executive Board, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.