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Kraft Heinz UK&I Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

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Kraft Heinz has appointed Lucy Hovey as its new Chief Financial Officer for its UK and Ireland business.

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Kraft Heinz has appointed Lucy Hovey as Chief Financial Officer for its UK and Ireland business, who brings more than 20 years of finance leadership experience to the role. Hovey joins Kraft Heinz from Unilever, where she spent 13 years in a range of senior finance leadership positions. Most recently, she served as the CFO for Unilever's UK and Ireland's personal care business, while also acting as finance lead for deodorants and skin cleansing across Europe. She has held several leadership roles across Unilever's global and local organisations, working with brands including Dove, Lynx and REN Clean Skincare, where she led a significant business turnaround and helped restore growth and profitability. Hovey will succeed Darren Vries, who is stepping down from the role after over 8 years with Kraft Heinz. Commenting on Hovey's appointment, managing director for Kraft Heinz UK and Ireland, Marta Pilczuk said, "Her breadth of experience across category and business-unit leadership, combined with her collaborative, people-first approach, will be invaluable as we continue to build momentum in the UK and Ireland." Hovey said that she was "incredibly excited to join Kraft Heinz and be part of a business with such iconic brands and strong momentum, and to work with a team that's clearly ambitious, energetic and focused on what comes next." She added that she looks forward to...

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Event
Executive hire

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

Person
Lucy HoveyChief Financial Officer
Location
United Kingdom

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  • Lucy HoveyChief Financial Officer · Named in the story

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  • directors
  • finance

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Confidence
95%
Detected
Sep 8, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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