Kellogg Company has hired Clive Sirkin as chief growth officer, effective Dec. 15. Sirkin worked on the company's account at advertising agency Leo Burnett Worldwide for more than 15 years before going to Kimberly-Clark, where he was CMO since 2012. Sirkin will lead a Global Growth Team to develop the company's long-term category strategies. He will report directly to John Bryant and serve on the company's Global Leadership Team.

Nissan North America is moving executives into new posts in advance of the launch of the 2016 Titan XD pickup. Fred Diaz, SVP for U.S. sales and marketing and operations, will take on a new VP-level position dedicated to truck sales in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday after a kayaking accident on General Carrera Lake in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. He was 72. A lifelong outdoorsman, Tompkins made his fortune in retailing, but would later shun the business world to pursue his passion for nature and conservationism.

About 49.3 million Americans are online during almost all their waking time: that is, one-fifth of U.S. adults say they go online "almost constantly," and three-quarters at least once a day, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. The 18-29 age group has the highest percentage of people online "almost constantly," at 36%. The 30-49 age bracket is close behind, with 28% reporting that frequency of internet use.

On Instagram, Emojis are in 35% of all brand captions. Social analytics firm Simply Measured, in its released its yearly report about Instagram, tracked the activity of 2,500 posts from 90 brands from Interbrand's recent "Best 100" list. It found that the heart emoji is the most engaging in the captions averaging 120,000 likes and comments, much higher than the sparkles emoji that averages roughly 80,000 likes and comments.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., dealing with fallout from an E. Coli outbreak that has infected 52 people in nine states, plans to become the best in the world at food safety, company officials said in a presentation to Wall Street analysts on Tuesday. At the annual Bernstein Consumer Summit in New York, officials with the Denver-based chain laid out a plan for improving food safety that they contend will put Chipotle 10 to 20 years ahead of industry norms.

Hyundai is adding an electric vehicle, something it has never had, to its 2016 product portfolio. The new Ioniq will be available next year as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or pure battery electric, which will make the South Korean automaker the first to offer buyers a choice of all three in the same body style. It will be unveiled in Korea before hitting Geneva and New York auto shows.

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito told U.S. legislators that its proposed $110 billion acquisition of SABMiller would boost domestic beer competition not its market position in the U.S. To stave off the U.S. Department of Justice, he said the company would divest SABMiller's 58% stake in MillerCoors to JV partner Molson Coors Brewing Co. for $12 billion.

Coca-Cola has released fun new packaging in Britain that allows drinkers to transform its label into a festive bow. The limited edition "bow bottles" are available from major supermarkets in the region across its 1.75 liter range of drinks. YouTube user "bulletsonmylife" has posted a video of the process.

Google has filed a patent for a "needle-free blood draw" system that can be used either as a wearable on a person's wrist or as a hand-held device that takes blood from a fingertip or other parts of the body. The system sends a surge of gas into a barrel containing a micro-particle that pierces the skin. A tiny amount of blood is thus obtained. Said Google in an explanation, "Such an application might be used to draw a small amount of blood, for example, for a glucose test." No word on whether it will be a connected wearable.