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Hershey names Pepsico vet as president of US business.

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Hershey Company will hire Heather Hoytink as president of U.S. operations on Jul 8th '26.

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Hershey names Pepsico vet as president of US business. Heather Hoytink will oversee the Reese's maker's confection, salty and protein portfolio when she takes over July 8. Published June 24, 2026 Hershey named PepsiCo veteran Heather Hoytink as president of its U.S. operations, bringing a CPG executive with more than 20 years of sales, operations and leadership experience. Hoytink, who is set to take over the role on July 8, previously served as senior vice president and chief commercial officer for PepsiCo's away-from-home beverages business in the U.S. She replaces Andrew Archambault, who unexpectedly left after less than a month in the position to take over as president and chief operating officer at energy drink and sports nutrition company Nutrabolt. Kirk Tanner, Hershey's CEO, said in a statement that Hoytink is "an outstanding people leader with deep customer relationships, the operating discipline to execute at scale and a track record of growth that will accelerate our U.S. business." "Her experience leading some of the largest, most complex customer and commercial organizations in the industry makes her exceptionally well-suited to lead our team into the next generation of growth," Tanner added. At Hershey, Hoytink will run the company's U.S. commercial business and oversee its full snacking portfolio of confection, salty and protein. She will also advance...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Heather Hoytinkpresident of U.S. operations
Takes effect
Jul 8, 2026
Location
United States

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  • Heather Hoytinkpresident of U.S. operations · Named in the story

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Ticker
NYSE:HSY

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  • directors
  • operations

Extraction

Confidence
96%
Detected
Jun 24, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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