Hershey Names 11-Year Vet, UNC Alum Michele Buck to CEO Post

Posted Dec 25, 2016
Hershey has named 11-year veteran Michele Buck to serve as the chocolate maker's next president and CEO, an appointment that comes at a time when Big Food manufacturers find themselves challenged by smaller startup rivals. Buck, who currently serves as COO at Hershey, will officially begin to steer the company on March 1. (Fortune)

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