Kraft Heinz names new executives to the company’s US leadership team

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The Kraft Heinz Co. finalized its US leadership team, naming Cory Onell as president of US sales, Sanjiv Gajiwala as US chief growth officer, and Stephanie Peterson as head of US communications.

The appointment of three new senior executives to key leadership positions underscores the company’s commitment to driving sustained growth through customer-centric innovation, strategic investments, and talent development. Leveraging extensive functional expertise and business acumen, each leader will bring new, complementary capabilities to the company’s U.S. business, the largest of the organization, and help shape the future of Kraft Heinz.

“I am thrilled to welcome Cory, Sanjiv, and Stephanie to the Kraft Heinz family and believe they will add tremendous value to our business by helping accelerate our transformation agenda and drive growth,” said Carlos Abrams-Rivera, US zone president for Kraft Heinz. “With their inclusion on our US leadership team, we’re adding critical, best-in-class sales, marketing, and communications capabilities that will help us build a new Kraft Heinz fueled by innovation, insights, and agility.”

Onell joins Kraft Heinz with more than 20 years of experience leading sales organizations for consumer packaged goods companies. As the head of the US sales organization, he will drive customer and channel growth by creating dynamic solutions that generate shared value while leveraging the power of the Kraft Heinz portfolio to reclaim category leadership. Most recently, Onell served as senior vice president of sales and the head of US retail and customer and commercial teams for the J.M. Smucker Co. after successful stints at Campbell Soup Co., Kimberly-Clark Corp., Mondelēz International, and Kraft Foods.

As the US chief growth officer, Gajiwala will champion the company’s consumer obsession in this newly created role. Leveraging rich insights and analytics, he will lead the charge in commercializing breakthrough innovations that speak directly to consumer needs and differentiate Kraft Heinz, while applying a strategic omnichannel approach to help bring the company’s brands to life in new and exciting ways. Gajiwala joins Kraft Heinz from Mike's Hard Lemonade Co., where most recently he served as senior vice president of marketing.

Having joined Kraft Heinz at the end of May as the first head of US communications, Peterson will lead all internal and external communications efforts for the zone business. Before Kraft Heinz, Peterson served in senior-level communications roles at PepsiCo, KIND Snacks, and, most recently, IHOP Restaurants, where she led the communications function, spearheading executive visibility and franchisee communications, as well as multi-faceted PR campaigns and experiential marketing initiatives.

Onell, Gajiwala, and Peterson all report to Kraft Heinz US zone president Abrams-Rivera.

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