Donal Mulligan was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of General Mills in August 2007.

Mulligan joined General Mills from the Pillsbury Company in 2001.  He served as vice president, Financial Operations for the International division until 2004, when he was named vice president, Financial Operations for Operations and Technology.  He was appointed vice president and treasurer in January 2006, and was elected senior vice president, Financial Operations earlier this year.  Mulligan joined Pillsbury in 1998 following 11 years with PepsiCo, Inc. and YUM! Brands, Inc., where he held various international finance positions. 

Mulligan holds a MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from Duke University. He is on the board of Twin Cities Catholic Charities and serves on the University of Michigan’s Ross Business School Corporate Advisory Board.