James Fifield, a longtime General Mills executive...

James Fifield, a longtime General Mills executive who oversaw nearly every phase of the consumer products company, has been appointed executive director of the British media conglomerate Thorn EMI. Fifield, 47, who joined EMI two years ago as president and chief executive of EMI Music Worldwide after 20 years with General Mills, also will become a member of EMI’s board and continue to work out of the New York offices of the London-based company.