Kraft Heinz Appoints Diane Gherson as New Independent Board Member
07 Novembro 2022 - 6:05PM
Business Wire
Former IBM CHRO and Harvard Business School
Senior Lecturer to Join Board and Compensation Committee
The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz”) announced
today that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Diane
Gherson as a director, effective November 3, 2022.
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“The Board is delighted to appoint Diane Gherson, former Chief
Human Resources Officer at IBM, to join the Kraft Heinz Board,”
said Miguel Patricio, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the
Board of Directors of The Kraft Heinz Company. “With her 18 years
in senior leadership positions at IBM, she brings expertise in
redesigning management systems to help shape a culture of
continuous learning, innovation and agility, which is experience
that is especially valuable to the Board.”
The Board also appointed Gherson to the Board’s Compensation
Committee.
As IBM’s CHRO, Gherson was responsible for the people and
culture of IBM's more than 340,000-person workforce covering
approximately 175 countries. In 2020, Gherson’s last year at the
company, IBM was ranked #3 on Forbes 2020 World’s Best Employer
list and #3 on the Wall Street Journal Management/Drucker Institute
2020 Best Managed Companies.
During her tenure as CHRO, IBM was engaged in a transformation
and portfolio shift. Gherson oversaw the digital transformation of
the company’s HR function, incorporating AI and automation across
the company’s offerings, resulting in significant company savings.
She championed the company’s global adoption of design thinking and
agile methods at scale, as an example, driving a company-wide
overhaul of performance management. Diane has also been an external
advocate for social issues affecting employees.
Gherson is currently a senior lecturer at Harvard Business
School and serves on the board of the National Academy of Human
Resources. She also previously served on the board of Ping Identity
Holding Corp., a software company, until it was acquired in October
2022.
“It is an honor to join the Kraft Heinz Board,” said Gherson.
“Having been through a large-scale transformation in my time at
IBM, I look forward to bringing key learnings to this position and
supporting Kraft Heinz as it continues its strong growth.”
To learn more about Kraft Heinz, visit www.kraftheinzcompany.com.
About The Kraft Heinz Company
We are driving transformation at The Kraft Heinz Company
(Nasdaq: KHC), inspired by our Purpose, Let's Make Life Delicious.
Consumers are at the center of everything we do. With 2021 net
sales of approximately $26 billion, we are committed to growing our
iconic and emerging food and beverage brands on a global scale. We
leverage our scale and agility to unleash the full power of Kraft
Heinz across a portfolio of six consumer-driven product platforms.
As global citizens, we're dedicated to making a sustainable,
ethical impact while helping feed the world in healthy, responsible
ways. Learn more about our journey by visiting
www.kraftheinzcompany.com or following us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
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