Board of Directors

Mr. Patricio brings to the Board deep consumer goods industry and leadership experience as well as his unique perspective as our former Chief Executive Officer.

 

Experience​

 

Miguel Patricio has served on our Board since May 2021 and as Chair since May 2022. He previously served as our Chief Executive Officer from June 2019 to December 2023. Before joining Kraft Heinz, Mr. Patricio was with Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”), a multinational drink and brewing holdings company, where he served as Chief of Special Global Projects – Marketing from January to June 2019, as Chief Marketing Officer from 2012 to December 2018, and in various zone president and marketing leadership roles from 2005 to 2012. He was Chief Marketing Officer of Companhia de Bebidas das Americas S.A., a Brazilian brewing company and predecessor of AB InBev, from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Patricio previously served as Vice President, Marketing at Philip Morris International Inc., an international tobacco company, from 1997 to 1999, as Global Marketing Director for The Coca-Cola Company, a global beverage company, from 1996 to 1997, and as Global Marketing Director at Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical and medical device company, from 1989 to 1995.

 

Mr. Cahill brings to the Board extensive experience in the food and beverage industry, global leadership, operating, marketing, and product development experience.

 

 

Mr. Cahill has served on our Board as Vice Chair since July 2015, prior to which he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (“Kraft”) from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as Kraft’s Executive Chairman from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Cahill served as Executive Chairman Designate, North American Grocery of Mondelēz International, Inc., a food and beverage company and former parent of Kraft, in 2012. Prior to that, he served as Industrial Partner at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a private equity firm, from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Cahill held various executive and senior financial positions with PepsiCo, Inc., a global food and beverage company, and affiliates from 1989 to 2007. He has served as Lead Independent Director of American Airlines Group, an airline holding company, since 2013 and as a director at Colgate-Palmolive Company, a global consumer products company, since 2005. He previously served as a director of Kraft from 2012 to 2015 and Legg Mason, Inc., a financial services holding company, from 2010 to 2014.

 

Mr. Pope brings to the Board extensive accounting and financial expertise, as well as valuable leadership, operating, marketing, and international experience.

 

 

Mr. Pope has served on our Board since July 2015 and as Lead Director since January 2021. He has served as Chairman of PFI Group LLC, a financial management firm, since 1994. Previously, he held various executive roles in operations, finance, and marketing at United Airlines, a U.S.-based airline, and its parent, UAL Corporation, from 1988 to 1994. Mr. Pope has served as a director of Waste Management, Inc., a provider of comprehensive waste management services, since 1997 and as Chairman from 2004 to 2011. Mr. Pope has also served as a director of Talgo S.A., a railcar manufacturer, since 2015. Mr. Pope previously served as Chairman of the Board of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a marketing and business communication company, from 1996 to February 2022, and as a director of Kraft Goods Group, Inc. from 2012 to 2015, Kraft Foods Inc. (now Mondelēz International, Inc.) from 2001 to 2012, Con-way, Inc., a multinational freight transportation and logistics company, from 2003 to 2015, and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a car rental company, from 1997 to 2012.

 

Mr. Abrams-Rivera brings to the Board deep consumer packaged goods and brand-building expertise, strong experience in global and emerging markets, and valuable insight as our Chief Executive Officer.

 

Experience​

 

Carlos Abrams-Rivera has served on our Board and as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2023. Previously, he served as President of Kraft Heinz between August and December 2023. He also was Executive Vice President and President, North America from December 2021 to August 2023, and U.S. Zone President from February 2020 to December 2021. In both roles, he was responsible for leading operations for the Company’s largest zone.

 

Before joining Kraft Heinz, Carlos was the Executive Vice President and President, Campbell Snacks at Campbell Soup Company (Campbell) from May 2019 to February 2020. He served as Senior Vice President and President, Campbell Snacks from April 2018 to May 2019, President, Campbell Snacks from March 2018 to April 2018, and President, Pepperidge Farm from 2015 to March 2018. Prior to Campbell, he was at Mondelēz International (Mondelēz), where he served as President, Gum and Candy – Latin America in 2015; President, Mondelēz Mexico from 2013 to 2015; Senior Vice President, Global Beverages in 2013; and Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy from 2011 to 2013.

 

Before Mondelēz, Carlos held a broad range of other roles and management positions at Kraft Foods Group, Inc. from 1998 to 2010.

 

Carlos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

 

Mr. Alfonso brings to the Board deep financial management and public company accounting experience, as well as valuable experience in the CPG industry, public company leadership, and strategy.

 

 

Mr. Alfonso has served on our Board since May 2023. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Information Services Group, Inc., a global technology research and advisory firm, from June 2021 to August 2023. Mr. Alfonso previously served as Chief Executive Officer, Global of Yowie Group Ltd. (“Yowie Group”), a global brand licensing company specializing in children's consumer products, from 2016 to January 2018. Prior to Yowie Group, he held several financial and leadership positions with The Hershey Company, a global confectionary and snack products company, from 2006 to 2015, including as President, International from 2013 to 2015, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer from 2011 to 2013, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2011, and Vice President, Finance and Planning, North American Commercial Group from 2006 to 2007. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages for Cadbury Schweppes PLC (“Cadbury Schweppes”), a multinational confectionary company, from 2005 to 2006 and Vice President Finance, Global Supply Chain of Cadbury Schweppes (London, UK) from 2003 to 2005. Prior to Cadbury Schweppes, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Pfizer, Inc. (“Pfizer”), a global pharmaceutical company, from 2000 to 2003, and in various financial positions for Warner-Lambert Company, a pharmaceutical company, from 1983 to 2000, when it was acquired by Pfizer. Mr. Alfonso has served on the Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company, a specialty chemical company, since 2011 and previously served on the Board of Directors of Yowie Group from 2017 to 2018.

 

Ms. Fouché brings to the Board seasoned financial expertise, deep experience in the financial services industry, and valuable leadership, operating, and marketing experience.

 

 

Ms. Fouché has served on our Board since May 2021. She served as Senior Executive Vice President and Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer for TIAA, a financial services firm, from June 2020 to December 2020 and as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA Financial Solutions from August 2018 to June 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Fouché was with Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”), a financial services firm, where she served as Group Head of Individual Solutions from July 2017 to August 2018, President of Prudential Annuities from 2015 to July 2017, and Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Group Insurance from 2014 to 2015. Ms. Fouché has served on the board of directors of Hippo Holdings Inc., and its predecessor Hippo Enterprises Inc., a property insurance company, since May 2021. She has also served as a director of Gusto Inc., a private payroll, benefits, and human resource management software provider since October 2021 and on the Princeton University Board of Trustees since September 2021 to present and from 2015 to June 2019.

 

Ms. Gherson brings to the Board extensive expertise in human resources, compensation, and oversight of diversity and inclusion, as well as valuable experience in corporate transformations and operations.

 

Experience​

 

Ms. Gherson has served on our Board since November 2022. She has been a Senior Advisor with Boston Consulting Group, Inc., a global management consulting firm, since July 2023 and was a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School from July 2021 to June 2023. Previously, she held various senior leadership positions in human resources, talent, and compensation and benefits with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), a global technology company, from 2002 to December 2020, including as Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer from September 2020 to December 2020, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2017 to August 2020, and Senior Vice President, Human Resources from 2013 to 2017. Prior to IBM, Ms. Gherson was with Willis Towers Watson, where she served as Principal and Global Practice Leader from 1997 to 2002 and Principal from 1994 to 1997. Ms. Gherson has served on the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Human Resources since January 2019 and previously served on the Board of Directors of Ping Identity Holding Corp., a provider of enterprise intelligent identity solutions from February 2021 to October 2022, when it was acquired and taken private by Thoma Bravo.

 

Mr. Kenesey brings to the Board important insights into creating long-term profitable growth, operations, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, and financial reporting.

 

 

Mr. Kenesey has served on our Board since January 2020. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of MedPro Group Inc., a healthcare liability insurance company and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire Hathaway”), since 2001. He previously served as Senior Vice President of GE Insurance for General Electric Company (“General Electric”), an industrial technology company, in 2000 and as Global Business Development at GE Healthcare from 1998 to 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Kenesey was a Mergers & Acquisitions Manager of GE Healthcare at General Electric from 1998 to 1999. Prior to that, he was an attorney focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance at Sidley Austin, a global law firm, from 1993 to 1997 and an audit and tax accountant at KPMG LLP, an accounting firm, from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Kenesey has also served as the Chairman of Fechheimer Brothers, a public safety uniform and apparel company and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, since 2007, and currently serves as a director and chairman of various other smaller Berkshire Hathaway insurance subsidiaries.

 

Ms. Knapp brings to the Board deep experience as a strategic leader, particularly in renewable energy and sustainability, and significant operational, risk management, and financial acumen.

 

Experience​

 

Ms. Knapp has served on our Board since May 2022. She has been President and Chief Executive Officer of BHE Renewables, LLC (“BHE Renewables”), a renewable energy company and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire Hathaway”), since December 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Knapp was with MidAmerican Energy Company (“MidAmerican Energy”), an energy company providing electric and natural gas service and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, where she was Vice President, Renewable Generation from May 2020 to December 2020, Vice President, Gas Delivery from October 2018 to May 2020, and General Manager, Gas Operations from January 2018 to October 2018. Previously, she was with BHE Renewables as General Manager from August 2017 to January 2018 and Project Manager from 2012 to August 2017 and with MidAmerican Energy as Project Manager, Nuclear from 2010 to 2012 and in various roles in risk management and energy trading from 2001 to 2010.

 

Mr. Leoni Sceti brings to the Board deep experience in the consumer goods sector, operations, marketing, product development, and disruptive and digital areas.

 

 

Mr. Leoni Sceti has served on our Board since May 2020. He has been the Co-Founder, Chief Crafter, and Chairman of The Craftory, a global investment house for purpose-driven CPG challenger brands, since May 2018. Since 2010, Mr. Leoni Sceti has also been an active investor in and advisor to early-stage tech companies. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Iglo Group, a frozen food company whose brands include Birds Eye, Findus, and Iglo, from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Leoni Sceti was Chief Executive Officer of EMI Group, a global music company, from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, he was with Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a home, health, and personal care products company, where he served as Executive Vice President and Head of the European Operations from 2006 to 2008, as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Global Head of Innovation from 2001 to 2005, and in various marketing and management roles from 1992 to 2001. Mr. Leoni Sceti has served as a director of Barry Callebaut AG, global chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer, since December 2017 and previously served as an independent director of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a multinational drink and brewing holdings company, from 2014 to April 2023. Mr. Leoni Sceti has also served as a director of LSG Holdings Limited, an investment management company, since 2011, as chairman of the UK Board of Room to Read, a charitable organization promoting education and gender equality, since April 2019, and as a trustee and a counsellor of One Young World, a global forum for young leaders from over 190 countries, since 2011. He also currently serves on the board of various portfolio companies of The Craftory.

 

Mr. Park brings to the Board deep expertise in technology and digital capabilities, as well as valuable experience in mergers and acquisitions and public company leadership.

 

Experience​

 

Mr. Park has served on our Board since May 2022. He has been Vice President and General Manager, Fitbit at Google LLC (“Google”), a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., a global technology company, since February 2021. Prior to his role at Google, he was Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Fitbit, Inc. (“Fitbit”), a connected health and fitness company, from 2007 until its acquisition by Google in January 2021. He also served as Chairman of Fitbit from 2015 to January 2021. Previously, Mr. Park served as Director of Product Development at CNET Networks, Inc. (“CNET”), an online media company, from 2005 to 2007 and as President and Co-Founder of Wind-Up Labs, Inc., an online photo sharing company, from 2002 until its acquisition by CNET in 2005.

 

Ms. Soo brings to the Board robust experience in technological innovation and trends as well as deep executive experience in global, consumer-focused industries.

 

Experience​

 

Ms. Soo has served on our Board since October 2024. She has been Chief Executive Officer of OpenTable, Inc. a restaurant technology company and subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc., a travel technology company ("Booking Holdings"), since August 2020. Previously, Ms. Soo held multiple marketing and senior leadership roles with KAYAK Software Corporation ("Kayak"), travel meta-search service and subsidiary of Booking Holdings, from 2010 to July 2020, including serving most recently as Chief Commercial Officer from 2017 to July 2020, Senior Vice President of Business Development in 2017, and Senior Director of New Markets from 2013 to 2014. She served as a director at EverCommerce Inc., a service commerce platform, from March 2021 to October 2024. Ms. Soo previously served as a director of Lesson Nine GmbH, a private education services company operating as Babbel, from December 2020 to March 2021.