---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001637459-22-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KHC"
cik: "0001637459"
company_name: "Kraft Heinz Co"
filed_at: "2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:37:42.577736+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kraft Heinz CEO Patricio to become Chair; Behring retires; Park nominated

## Summary
- CEO Miguel Patricio to become Chair of the Board, subject to re-election at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
- Chair Alexandre Behring to retire after his term ends at the 2022 Annual Meeting; no disagreement cited.
- James Park, VP & GM of Fitbit at Google, nominated for election to the Board.
- Park co-founded Fitbit and brings technology and digital expertise to the Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001637459-22-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KHC
- cik: 0001637459
- company_name: Kraft Heinz Co
- filed_at: 2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745922000021/0001637459-22-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745922000021/khc-20220215.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637459-22-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637459-22-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637459-22-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alexandre Behring departed as Chair of the Board at Kraft Heinz Co.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: On February 15, 2022, Alexandre Behring, Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Kraft Heinz Company (the “Company”), informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Board effective at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2022 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745922000021/0001637459-22-000021-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Park was appointed as Director at Kraft Heinz Co.
  - Action: nominated
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board has nominated James Park to stand for election as a director at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745922000021/0001637459-22-000021-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.