Kraft taps Clarke, former Coca-Cola exec, to head European operations

ZURICH, Switzerland Kraft Foods has names Michael Clarke to leads its European division as president, reports said Monday.

Clarke has served as an executive for Coca-Cola Co. for more than a decade. His most recent title was president of the Coca-Cola Northwest Europe, Nordics business unit.

At Kraft, Clarke will oversee the Kraft Europe operation and report to Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft chairman and chief executive officer. The position of president has been vacant since this summer.