Kraft Heinz has appointed former Kellanova chief Steve Cahillane as group CEO ahead of next year’s targeted business split. Cahillane will take up the position, and a seat on the board, on 1 January but will then become CEO of Kraft Heinz’s Global Taste Elevation Co. when the separation unfolds, scheduled for the first half of 2026. A search for a CEO to head up the other half of the new business - North American Grocery Co. - is due to start, the Kraft mac & cheese and Maxwell House coffee brand owner ...