Exhibit 24
Power of Attorney
I hereby appoint Ellen Oran Kaden and John J. Furey, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my name and place:
| • | | Sign the registration statement on Form S-8 for the Campbell Soup Company 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated) and any and all amendments to that registration statement; |
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| • | | File the registration statement mentioned above on Form S-8 and any amendments and supplements thereto, with all exhibits and other related documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; |
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| • | | Perform the acts that need to be done concerning these filings; and |
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| • | | Name others to take their place. |
I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully in the scope of this Power of Attorney.
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Signature | | | | Dated as of January 22, 2009 | | |
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/s/ Edmund M. Carpenter | | | | /s/ Sara Mathew | | |
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Edmund M. Carpenter | | | | Sara Mathew | | |
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/s/ Paul R. Charron | | | | /s/ David C. Patterson | | |
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Paul R. Charron | | | | David C. Patterson | | |
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/s/ Douglas R. Conant | | | | /s/ Charles R. Perrin | | |
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Douglas R. Conant | | | | Charles R. Perrin | | |
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/s/ Bennett Dorrance | | | | /s/ A. Barry Rand | | |
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Bennett Dorrance | | | | A. Barry Rand | | |
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/s/ Harvey Golub | | | | /s/ George Strawbridge, Jr. | | |
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Harvey Golub | | | | George Strawbridge, Jr. | | |
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/s/ Randall W. Larrimore | | | | /s/ Les C. Vinney | | |
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Randall W. Larrimore | | | | Les C. Vinney | | |
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/s/ Mary Alice D. Malone | | | | /s/ Charlotte C. Weber | | |
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Mary Alice D. Malone | | | | Charlotte C. Weber | | |