Walked Named VP Industrial Sales

NEW YORK - Sep 5/06 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar Company appointed Jack E. Walker to the position of vice president - industrial sales.

He will be responsible for all sales management functions to the Company's industrial customers, who buy a range of products, including basic bulk and liquid sugar, packaged sugar products and a variety of specialty, higher value-added products. He will report to Pat Henneberry, senior vice president - commodities management.

Walker, 48, brings an extensive background in sales of a variety of commodity products, including sugar, shortening, oils, flour and specialty ingredients. Most recently, he served as General Manager - Food Ingredient Solutions for MGP Ingredients, selling products into the food processing, baking and industrial markets.

Prior to that role, he was vice president of Bartlett Milling Company, where he had P&L responsibility for two divisions engaged in the processing of wheat into flour and was involved in all facets of the manufacturing operations, commodity material procurement and risk management activities, and vice president, sales of ConAgra Flour Milling Company.