Kirk Tanner biography: Kirk Tanner is 57 year old President and CEO of The Wendy’s Company. Recently The Hershey Company has announced Kirk Tanner for new as CEO and he will become the new President and CEO starting August 18, 2025.
He is highly experienced leader in the food and beverage industry. He also worked at PepsiCo for over 30 years, where he held many important roles. Most recently, he worked as the CEO of PepsiCo Beverages North America, managing a huge $28 billion business. He also worked for popular brands like Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Pure Leaf, and bubly.
He helped the company grow by building strong creating new products, brands, working friendly with customers, and making sure everything ran smoothly in the market.
In PepsiCo, he also served as President of Global Foodservice, Senior Vice President at Frito-Lay’s West Division, and Vice President of Sales in the U.K. and Ireland.
“Kirk is a proven, high-impact leader in the food and beverage industry with a great combination of customer and consumer passion, commercial acumen and operational scale,” said Mary Kay Haben who is Lead Independent Director.
“I am thrilled to see Kirk step into the role and look forward to working closely to help him onboard as he makes the transition to Hershey,” said Buck.
“I am truly honored to be chosen as the next leader of a company I’ve long admired,” said Tanner.
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