The Hershey Co. recently appointed Mitchell Arends as chief supply chain officer, effective June 22.
“Mitch is a proven transformational leader with the end-to-end mindset, track record, and people-first approach that will continue to drive Hershey’s supply chain forward,” Kirk Tanner, Hershey Co. president and CEO, said. “His experience across complex operations in the CPG (consumer packaged goods) industry makes him well-suited to build on the foundation Jason has established.”
Arends has more than 25 years of end-to-end supply chain leadership in consumer-packaged goods. Most recently, he was UTZ Brands executive vice president, principal operating officer, and chief integrated supply chain officer where he was responsible for a $1.5 billion business spanning supply chain, research and development, transformation and direct store delivery operations. He previously served as Kraft Heinz chief supply chain officer of North America.
In his new role, Arends will have end-to-end accountability for Hershey’s integrated supply chain and will focus on advancing insights-driven planning and accelerating digital integration and automation.
Arends succeeds Jason Reiman who is retiring after 30 years with Hershey. Reiman will remain with the company through April 2027. During the transition period, Reiman and Arends will partner on supply chain modernization.