The Kraft Heinz Company has unveiled the addition of five new members to its executive leadership team, poised to collaborate closely with Carlos Abrams-Rivera as he assumes the CEO role in 2024.
In August 2023, Kraft Heinz announced that Abrams-Rivera would transition from his position as president of the North America zone to succeed the departing Miguel Patricio as chief executive.
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Pedro Navio will assume the position of North America president at the beginning of next year, having previously served as president of taste, meals, and away from home in North America since 2017.
Furthermore, Willem Brandt, Bruno Keller, Cory Onell, and Diana Frost will be joining Abrams-Rivera and Navio on the executive leadership team.
Brant has been promoted to the role of president of Europe and Pacific developed markets. Concurrently, Keller will assume the position of president of west and east emerging markets. Brant, who has been with Kraft Heinz since 2021, initially served as the president of continental Europe. Meanwhile, Keller, a member of Kraft Heinz since 2014, has held various leadership positions, including managing director for south Europe, president of Canada, and most recently, president of the Latin America zone.
Simultaneously, Onell has been promoted to the position of Chief Omnichannel Sales & Asia Emerging Markets Officer, progressing from his previous role as President of US Sales. Additionally, Frost has been elevated to the role of Chief Growth Officer. Frost, who joined Kraft Heinz in 2020, most recently served as the Chief Growth Officer for North America.
Abrams-Rivera said, “Over the past four years under Miguel’s leadership, we’ve made great progress and now have a solid foundation to build our future. Our strategic plan maps our ‘jobs to be done’ in each of our ‘must-win’ markets and defines the areas where we believe we need to focus to accelerate our growth. Our updated structure is designed to help us activate that strategy – with a focus on profitable growth and a dynamic omnichannel plan.”
He added, “I am incredibly proud these are internal elevations as it reflects the quality of the talent and focus on people development at Kraft Heinz. I’m thrilled to welcome Pedro, Willem, Bruno, Cory and Diana in their new roles, and I am confident these are the leaders to help take Kraft Heinz to the next level and power our growth as we set our course to lead the future of food.”
The new members of the executive leadership team will start their roles at the beginning of the fiscal year 2024.
