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Issuer:     Kraft Heinz Co (KHC)
CIK:        0001637459
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-319938
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kraft Heinz names Steve Cahillane CEO; Carlos Abrams-Rivera departs; John Cahill becomes Board Chair
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- Steve Cahillane, former Kellanova CEO, appointed Kraft Heinz CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; will also lead Global Taste Elevation Co. post-separation.
- Carlos Abrams-Rivera steps down as CEO on Jan 1, 2026, serves as advisor until March 6, 2026; entered separation agreement.
- Miguel Patricio resigns as Executive Chair effective Jan 1, 2026, remains on board; John T. Cahill becomes Chair.
- Cahillane receives $1.4M base salary, 225% target bonus, $9M annual equity target, and $11M sign-on equity award.
- Board will search for CEO to lead North American Grocery Co. following planned separation into two public companies.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000119312525319938/0001193125-25-319938-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000119312525319938/d95367d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-319938

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