Heinz Realigns Leadership
The H. J. Heinz Company announces a leadership realignment involving five top senior executives who will each continue to play crucial roles in driving the growth and success of Heinz. The management changes, effective July 15, include a switch in responsibilities of the two current Heinz executives in charge of the company's North American and European businesses. The changes are part of Heinz's ongoing development process to broaden the capabilities and skills of its executive leadership team.
- Dave Moran becomes Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz Europe after serving as Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz North America.
- Scott O'Hara becomes Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz North America after serving as Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz Europe.
- Chris Warmoth will continue in his current role of Executive Vice President, Asia/Pacific, which recently expanded to include the key markets of Australia and New Zealand.
- Mike Milone will continue in his current role as Senior Vice President, Rest of World, Global Infant Nutrition & Enterprise Risk Management. Milone leads the company's fast-growing Rest of World business and is driving the Infant/Nutrition business.
- Art Winkleblack will continue as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His current role will expand with the important global Keystone initiative designed to improve Heinz's processes and systems.
"Heinz has an exceptionally strong and deep executive leadership team, as these five executives have demonstrated in leading the company to a year of record sales and profit in Fiscal 2009," says William R. Johnson, chairman, president and CEO. "I look forward to working with these talented executives in the years ahead as we build on the strong momentum and growth that Heinz has achieved over the last three years."
- Dave Moran becomes Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz Europe after serving as Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz North America.
- Scott O'Hara becomes Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz North America after serving as Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Heinz Europe.
- Chris Warmoth will continue in his current role of Executive Vice President, Asia/Pacific, which recently expanded to include the key markets of Australia and New Zealand.
- Mike Milone will continue in his current role as Senior Vice President, Rest of World, Global Infant Nutrition & Enterprise Risk Management. Milone leads the company's fast-growing Rest of World business and is driving the Infant/Nutrition business.
- Art Winkleblack will continue as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His current role will expand with the important global Keystone initiative designed to improve Heinz's processes and systems.
"Heinz has an exceptionally strong and deep executive leadership team, as these five executives have demonstrated in leading the company to a year of record sales and profit in Fiscal 2009," says William R. Johnson, chairman, president and CEO. "I look forward to working with these talented executives in the years ahead as we build on the strong momentum and growth that Heinz has achieved over the last three years."