When Mondeléz International Inc. moved into its new headquarters last fall, the legal department had to adjust to a much smaller space. That meant an open floor plan with few private offices and no filing cabinets to sort paper documents. At the beginning, general counsel Gerhard "Gerd" Pleuhs said, "you didn’t see that many happy faces." But people have adjusted. "What everybody realizes is it enhances communication," he said, "and you find an easier way to access what other people are doing so you can help each other."

It’s been a year of big changes for Mondeléz, the new name for Kraft Foods Inc.’s global snack foods division, launched after the North American grocery division, now called Kraft Foods Group Inc., spun off last year. "We’ve been through a lot in the last year," said Gene Stavrou, associate director of compliance at Mondelé z.

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