At Kraft, the largest food and beverage company in North America and second largest in the world, she has served in numerous positions of increasing seniority, including Vice President, Business Development, and senior vice president and general manager of the Meals Division.
In late 2004, she was named to her current position, group vice president and president, Kraft Foods North America Grocery segment, with revenue of approximately $2.4 billion and responsibility for leading brands including Jell-O, Kraft salad dressing, Miracle Whip, A.1. and Cool Whip.
In 2005, Ms. Stone West was named to Black MBA magazine's "50 under 50." Previously, in 2002, she was listed as one of the "Next Generation of Minority Business Leaders" in Minority MBA magazine and was named the "Distinguished Executive" of the year by the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.
One year earlier, she appeared on the list of "40 under 40" in Crain's Chicago Business.
Ms. Stone West has a B.S. degree in management from Nazareth College and an MBA in marketing from Columbia University.
She is active in several charitable organizations in the Chicago area.
JC Penney Corporation Inc, the wholly owned operating subsidiary of JC Penney Company Inc, is one of America's largest department store, catalog, and e-commerce retailers, employing approximately 150,000 associates.
As of October29, 2005, JC Penney Corporation Inc operated 1,017 JCPenney department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.