Article: The Player: Schrijver looks to whip up some magic in WPP kitchen; Variety is spice of Food Group CEO's resume.(Robert Schrijver appointed chief executive officer of WPP Group's Food Group)(Brief Article)

Though intriguingly diverse, the career track of Robert Schrijver, newly appointed CEO of the Food Group, does not include any jobs as a professional chef. Prior to his early February arrival at the New York-based company within WPP Group's Specialist Communications unit, the job most related to food he'd ever held was at PepsiCo Wines & Spirits International in the early 1990s. There, he helped launch a new line of flavored vodka for Stolichnaya and designed its on-premise marketing program. But Mr. Schrijver is an avid home cook. ``If I were to be defined in the kitchen,'' he said, ``I'd be a saucier.''

It's an apt choice. Just as a saucier chooses and mixes ...

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