McCormick Appoints Maritza G. Montiel to Board of Directors

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Jun 01, 2015, 08:00 ET

SPARKS, Md., June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Maritza G. Montiel, former Deputy CEO and Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of McCormick effective May 27, 2015.

Ms. Montiel served for more than 40 years at Deloitte before retiring in June 2014. Her most recent appointment was as Deputy CEO and Vice Chairman of the firm's U.S. business. As Deputy CEO, Ms. Montiel led a variety of strategic initiatives including the transformation of the $1.4 billion Federal Government Services Practice. She was also a member of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Global Board of Directors.

Prior to her most recent role with Deloitte, Ms. Montiel served as Regional Managing Partner for the Southeast Region in which she led the organization through significant growth, from $600 million in revenue and a 1,800 member team to over $2 billion in revenue and a team of 9,000. Ms. Montiel was also the Managing Partner responsible for Leadership Development & Succession, as well as Deloitte University where she developed and implemented a $350 million strategic initiative aimed at transforming Deloitte's professional development curriculum and training the next generation of leaders.

Alan D. Wilson, Chairman and CEO of McCormick commented, "Ms. Montiel is an exceptional addition to our Board of Directors. Her experience in developing effective governance and shared responsibility models will be a valuable benefit to McCormick as we position the company for continued strength in the future."

A resident of Coral Gables, Fl, Ms. Montiel earned her Bachelors in Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Miami.

About McCormick

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With $4.2 billion in annual sales, the company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick Brings Passion to Flavor™.

For more information, visit www.mccormickcorporation.com.

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