Steve Cahillane
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
11 reports
The Kraft Heinz Company ·KHC
Divisional structure with regional P&L presidents under new CEO
Food, Beverages & Tobacco · Fortune #166 · Divisional structure · 36K employees · Chicago, IL
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4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 11)
2.2
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.5 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
25%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-27 · 10-K
Operating income
$-4669000000
Net income
$-5846000000
Total assets
$81.8B
Shares out
1.18B
Sourced from The Kraft Heinz Company DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-03 ↗ View on SEC
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Kraft Heinz operates a divisional, region-led structure in which geographic and channel leaders hold primary P&L responsibility under a newly appointed CEO. This page maps the current executive team, reporting lines, and recent leadership changes, with analysis and peer comparison.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Pedro Navio departed as EVP and President, North America
Stepped down effective February 22, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO role to oversee global operations and execution during the turnaround.
- Appoint North America President Name a permanent North America president to stabilize the company’s largest market.
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Andre Maciel
EVP and Global Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
3 reports
Cory Onell
EVP and Chief Omnichannel Sales and Asian Emerging Markets Officer
Sales
3 yr
2 reports
Angel Willis
EVP, Global General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Officer
Legal & Corporate Affairs
2 yr
2 reports
internal
Carlos Abrams-Rivera
Senior Advisor to the CEO
Executive
1 yr
0 reports
The businesses
How The Kraft Heinz Company divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
North America
18K employees
President, North America (Vacant)
Largest operating segment covering U.S. and Canada consumer packaged foods.
$18.6B rev $4.4B op inc 23.6% margin -4.9% YoY FY2025
International Developed Markets
6K employees
President, International Developed Markets (Open Role)
Developed international markets including Europe and the Pacific.
$3.5B rev $543M op inc 15.3% margin +0.1% YoY FY2025
Emerging Markets
12K employees
Chief Omnichannel Sales and Asian Emerging Markets Officer (Cory Onell)
High-growth emerging markets combining Asia, West and East regions.
$2.8B rev $341M op inc 12.1% margin +1.8% YoY FY2025
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Kraft Heinz’s most distinctive structural feature is its clear divisional, region-led model following the January 2026 CEO transition.
The CEO directly oversees a small set of functional and regional leaders, with P&L responsibility concentrated in geographic and channel leaders rather than product heads.
The structure emphasizes North America and emerging markets execution, reflecting recent performance challenges and the board’s decision to pause the previously announced separation. Finance, legal, and omnichannel sales remain centralized, while operational execution is pushed down to regional and market leaders.
Compared with prior years, the CEO span is slightly narrower, reflecting a stabilization period after leadership turnover and a focus on execution rather than further reorganization.
- CEO appointed January 2026 following performance reset
- No standalone COO role
- Regional and channel leaders hold primary P&L responsibility
The comparison
How The Kraft Heinz Company stacks up
Compared with peers like General Mills and Nestlé, Kraft Heinz operates with fewer global category presidents and more emphasis on geographic P&L ownership. This contrasts with PepsiCo and Mondelez, which rely more heavily on product-category leadership. The absence of a COO and the reliance on an omnichannel sales …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
The Kraft Heinz Company
3 levels
5 levels
Nestlé
6 levels
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
The Kraft Heinz Company — no COO — no CAIO
Nestlé ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the appointment of Steve Cahillane as CEO in January 2026, alongside the pause of the planned business separation.
- departed
- new
- Date not confirmed reorgCorporate Separation Strategic Review
Previously announced separation paused in February 2026 in favor of reinvestment.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-03
- CEO
- Carlos Abrams-Rivera
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.8 yr
Leadership focused on geographic execution amid performance challenges.
Named executive officers (5)
- Carlos Abrams-Rivera - CEO since 2023
- Andre Maciel - CFO since 2022
- Pedro Navio - President, North America since 2022
- Cory Onell - Chief Omnichannel Sales Officer since 2023
- Angel Willis - General Counsel since 2024
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-04
- CEO
- Carlos Abrams-Rivera
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
Stable executive team prior to CEO transition planning.
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-05
- CEO
- Carlos Abrams-Rivera
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 2.5 yr
Early phase of turnaround with leaner executive team.
Year-over-year changes
The executive team remained stable in size, with expanded responsibilities for sales leadership.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3 → 3.8 yr
- retitled Cory Onell - Chief Omnichannel Sales and Asian Emerging Markets Officer (was Sales Leadership) (DEF 14A, 2026-04-03)
A CEO transition and a key regional departure reshaped the top team entering 2026.
- CEO span: 5 → 4
- C-suite size: 5 → 4
- Avg tenure: 3.8 → 2.5 yr
- new Steve Cahillane - Chief Executive Officer (8-K, 2025-12-16)
- departed Pedro Navio - President, North America (8-K, 2026-02-18)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Kraft Heinz?
Steve Cahillane has served as CEO since January 1, 2026.
What type of organizational structure does Kraft Heinz use?
Kraft Heinz uses a divisional structure organized primarily by geographic regions and markets.
How many direct reports does Kraft Heinz's CEO have?
The CEO currently has four direct executive reports.
How has Kraft Heinz's leadership changed recently?
The company appointed a new CEO in January 2026, saw the departure of its North America president, and paused a planned separation.
Does Kraft Heinz have a COO?
No, Kraft Heinz does not currently have a standalone Chief Operating Officer role.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Feb 18, 2026
- 8-K Filing, Dec 16, 2025
- Company Proxy Statement, Apr 2026
- SEC EDGAR: The Kraft Heinz Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Kraft Heinz Company 10-K Annual Report
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