The Kraft Heinz Company revealed the next step in its turnaround: an operating model centered on five pillars that cuts costs by $2 billion, increases marketing spend by 30%, and sells off some of its cheese businesses.
Velissariou is deeply steeped within the consumer goods industry, having served as VP for nutrition R&D at PepsiCo, and she held several R&D positions at Kraft Foods.
The No. 1 consumer goods company will acquire Aimmune Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing treatments for food allergies, in a deal valued at $2.6 billion.
Tara Simon has joined The Estée Lauder Companies as senior VP, global general manager of its Too Faced brand, marking another move in the beauty company’s series of leadership changes.
The merger expands its engineering services portfolio by strengthening presence in medical devices, consumer and industrial markets across the United States.