Kraft Heinz Restructures Global Operations to Accelerate Growth
The Kraft Heinz Company announced changes to its global operating structure to help accelerate growth, sharpen focus, and more effectively deploy resources across its portfolio of iconic brands. Effective July 1, 2026, Kraft Heinz will reorganize into three regions: North America Europe and Pacific Developed Markets, and Emerging Markets. Under the new structure, the Company will combine Asia Emerging Markets and West and East Emerging Markets into one Emerging Markets Region led by Marcel Regis, who will become Regional President, Emerging Markets. The European countries currently included in WEEM will move into EPDM. Willem Brandt will continue to serve as Regional President, Europe and Pacific Developed Markets. Nico Amaya will continue to lead North America, which includes the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, Procurement and Supply Chain will be combined into one central function under Janelle Aydin, who will serve as Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer. As part of these changes, Cory Onell, Chief Omnichannel Sales & Asia Emerging Markets Officer, and Flavio Torres, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer, will transition out of their roles. Both Onell and Torres will remain with the Company as advisors through a transition period.
