Kraft Heinz has appointed Jerome Drolet as the new president of regional operations at the company, covering Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea.
Drolet has extensive experience in the food and beverage sector, more recently as the area VP of Omni, Walmart and Sam’s Club in the US.
Prior to that, Drolet held various roles with other industry-leading organisations such as Keurig Dr Pepper, Procter & Gamble, and Coca-Cola. His past focus has included designing and building high-performing teams and strategies.
Drolet will relocate to Melbourne in the coming months to take on the role.
Simon Laroche, who has been in the position for the last five years, will move to a new role in the Kraft Heinz North America business.
