Hershey names former PepsiCo executive as U.S. president

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has appointed Heather Hoytink as President, U.S., effective July 8, 2026, according to a company press release.

Hoytink joins Hershey from PepsiCo, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, U.S. Away From Home Beverages. In that role, she oversaw the North America beverage and commercialization agenda across the Away From Home channel. She previously served as President of PepsiCo's South Division.

In her new role, Hoytink will have end-to-end accountability for Hershey's U.S. commercial business, covering the company's confection, salty and protein snacking portfolio. She will also oversee channels including away-from-home, omnichannel, digital and other emerging segments.

"We're thrilled to welcome Heather to Hershey. She's an outstanding people leader with deep customer relationships, the operating discipline to execute at scale and a track record of growth that will accelerate our U.S. business," said Kirk Tanner, President and CEO of The Hershey Company.

Hoytink holds a degree in marketing and communications from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has completed executive education programs at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and Harvard Business School.

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