Kim Rucker, executive VP-corporate & legal affairs and general counsel, is among ten Kraft executives who are leaving the firm, following the July 1 shareholder vote to approve its corporate mash-up with Heinz, a deal engineered by Brazil's 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
Ten of the dozen top executives to lead the resulting $28B behemoth come from Heinz.
Rucker joined Kraft from Avon Products in 2012, She led Avon's government affairs, intellectual property, governance and litigation units.
Rucker also worked at Energy Future Holdings, Kimberly-Clark and Sidley Austin.
Jane Hilk, Kraft's chief marketing officer and beverages and snack nuts unit president, also will exit following merger.
Michael Mullen, who led corporate and government affairs for HJ Heinz, has been named to a similar role in the newly combined Kraft Heinz Company.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
Teneo has hired Philipp Grontzki, who is a 20-year veteran of corporate communications and financial journalism, as a managing director in its strategy and communications group.
Rowan Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group and helmed Burson-Marsteller's tech practice, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
BCW has named Golin's Matt Coldagelli EVP and leader of its corporate affairs practice in Chicago.
Abby Bailey, who headed corporate communications for Fedex in its Middle East, India and Africa region, has joined Teneo as managing director in Dubai.
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