Campbell Soup appoints VP corporate development

CAMDEN, N.J. — A former Walmart VP has joined Campbell Soup as its VP corporate development.

In this new role, Raymond Liguori will be responsible for Campbell's efforts in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures. He will report to Craig Owens, Campbell's CFO and chief administrative officer.

Liguori, who has more than 23 years of financial leadership experience, joined Campbell Soup from Walmart, where he most recently served as VP mergers and acquisitions, leading all international merger, acquisition and divestiture activities for the retailer.