Kraft Heinz Taps Former Anheuser-Busch CMO to Be Its New CEO

Miguel Patricio will start on July 1

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Kraft Heinz is getting a new chief executive. Today, the company announced that Miguel Patricio will take over for its current CEO Bernardo Hees this summer.

Patricio comes from Anheuser-Busch after spending two decades at the company, which also has ties to 3G Capital. Most recently, he was on the executive team in a variety of roles, including as CMO, a title he held for six years. Before Anheuser-Busch, Patricio held positions at Philip Morris, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson.

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