Appointments Archives - FoodBev Media

Bunge’s Gregory Heckman moves to permanent chief executive role

Posted By: Jules Scullyon: April 26, 2019In: Agriculture, Appointments, Business, Food, Industries, Ingredients

Bunge has announced the permanent appointment of Gregory Heckman as its CEO, three months after he took the helm on a temporary basis. Read more

CEO Hees to leave Kraft Heinz, replaced by former AB InBev exec

Posted By: Alex Clereon: April 23, 2019In: Appointments, Beverage, Business, Dairy, Food, Industries, Manufacturing, People

Kraft Heinz CEO Bernardo Hees will step down from his role this July after six years in charge, to be replaced by long-time AB InBev exec Miguel Patricio. Read more

Jayson Penn named as Pilgrim’s Pride CEO as Bill Lovette retires

Posted By: Jules Scullyon: March 25, 2019In: Appointments, Business, Food, Industries

Pilgrim’s Pride, the JBS-owned chicken processor, has appointed Jayson Penn to take over as CEO from Bill Lovette, who is retiring from the company. Read more

Carrs Foods rebrands as St Pierre Groupe, secures £6.7m in funding

Posted By: Jules Scullyon: March 21, 2019In: Appointments, Bakery, Business, Food, Industries

British bakery company Carrs Foods has rebranded as St Pierre Groupe and has received £6.7m in funding, as it targets increased new product development. Read more

PepsiCo appoints Paula Santilli as its Latin American CEO

Posted By: Martin Whiteon: March 19, 2019In: Appointments, Beverage, Business, Food, Industries

PepsiCo has appointed Paula Santilli, the current president of its Mexico PepsiCo Foods division, as the new CEO of its Latin American unit. Read more

Peter Ruzicka to step down as CEO of Orkla after five years

Posted By: Alex Clereon: March 18, 2019In: Appointments, Beverage, Business, Dairy, Financial, Food, Industries, Manufacturing, People, Snacks

The CEO of Norwegian food company Orkla, Peter Ruzicka, will step down from his role this May having delivered a fifth successive year of top-line growth. Read more

Britvic appoints Joanne Wilson as its new chief financial officer

Posted By: Martin Whiteon: March 11, 2019In: Appointments, Beverage, Business, Industries, Soft drinks

Soft drinks producer and distributor Britvic has appointed former Tesco executive Joanne Wilson as its new chief financial officer. Read more

Saputo appoints North American COO to support growth strategy

Posted By: Martin Whiteon: March 07, 2019In: Appointments, Business, Dairy, Industries

Saputo has appointed Carl Colizza as the new president and chief operating officer of its North American operations, in an effort to further support its growth strategy. Read more