HERSHEY,
Pa., Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey
Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced that Michael Del Pozzo, President, U.S. Confection,
is departing the company effective December
12, 2024. Michele Buck, The
Hershey Company President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume
leadership of the U.S. Confection Business while the company
identifies a successor from among a strong pipeline of internal and
external candidates.
Del Pozzo is returning to PepsiCo
– where he had worked his entire career prior to joining Hershey –
and will assume a new leadership role.
Buck will partner closely with the highly experienced U.S.
Confection leadership team during this interim period to lead the
business through its next phase of growth and advance Hershey's
Leading Snacking Powerhouse vision.
About The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE:
HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more
moments of goodness through its iconic brands, remarkable people
and enduring commitment to doing the right thing for its people,
planet, and communities. Hershey has more than 20,000 employees in
the U.S. and worldwide who work daily to deliver delicious,
high-quality products. The company has more than 90 brand names in
approximately 80 countries that drive more than $11.2 billion in annual revenues,
including Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Kit
Kat®, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers and Ice Breakers,
and salty snacks including SkinnyPop, Pirate's
Booty and Dot's Homestyle Pretzels.
For over 130 years, Hershey has been committed to
operating fairly, ethically and sustainably. The candy and snack
maker's founder, Milton Hershey,
created Milton Hershey School in
1909, and since then, the company has focused on helping children
succeed through equitable access to education.
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