020138 ConAgra Appoints Buffett to Board of Directors

Omaha, NE - ConAgra Foods, one of America's leading food companies, announced that Howard G. Buffett has joined ConAgra Foods' Board of Directors.

Mr. Buffett, 47, serves on the Corporate Boards of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. and Lindsay Manufacturing. A businessman from Assumption, Illinois, Mr. Buffett is also President of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, President of Buffett Farms, and President of BioImages, a photography and publishing company.

Mr. Buffett serves on non-profit boards that support conservation and education issues. Some of the boards include the Commission on Presidential Debates, the World Wildlife Fund National Council, The Nature Conservation Trust, Ecotrust and the Africa Foundation. He has published books, authored numerous editorial pieces and is an accomplished wildlife photographer. Mr. Buffet has received the Aztec Eagle award from the president of Mexico, the highest honor bestowed to a foreign citizen by that country.

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