Hershey Names Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner to Succeed Michele Buck
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CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEStated as firm: Hershey's release, HERSHEY, Pa., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/, stamped "Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:45:00 -0400" (12:45 UTC), says Hershey "today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kirk Tanner to succeed Michele Buck".[1]
Hershey hired Kirk Tanner, Wendy's CEO and a PepsiCo veteran of more than 30 years, who ran its $28 billion North American beverage business, as its next CEO from August 18, 2025. Wendy's named its CFO interim CEO the same morning.
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