Kraft Heinz Appoints Angel Shelton Willis as Global General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Officer
Angel Shelton, Global General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Officer, Kraft Heinz - Effective November 18, 2024 ● Photo Credit: Kraft Heinz
PITTSBURGH, October 26, 2024 (VSNewsNetwork.com) – The Kraft Heinz Company has announced the appointment of Angel Shelton Willis as Executive Vice President, Global General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Officer, effective November 18, 2024. Willis will be joining the executive leadership team and reporting to CEO Carlos Abrams-Rivera.
Willis joins Kraft Heinz from Sealed Air Corporation, where she currently serves as Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, overseeing global legal, ethics, compliance, regulatory, and corporate affairs functions.
“Welcoming Angel to our leadership team is an important step for Kraft Heinz as we continue our transformation journey. Angel embodies our culture of Ownership, and her deep legal and corporate affairs expertise, along with her strategic vision, will strengthen our legal framework and further enable our 10-Year Strategy,” said Carlos Abrams-Rivera, CEO of Kraft Heinz.
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Willis has held various leadership positions at Sealed Air Corporation and previously worked at Ingersoll Rand Company (now Trane Technologies), where she served as Vice President & Deputy General Counsel – Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance & Restructuring. Earlier in her career, she held legal roles at Cummins, Inc., and Ice Miller.
Reflecting on her new role, Willis said, “I'm thrilled to join Kraft Heinz at such a pivotal time for the company and the industry. I’m inspired by Kraft Heinz’s mission to lead the future of food, and I look forward to collaborating with the talented team to navigate the evolving legal landscape and help drive the next chapter of growth."
Willis holds a BA in Economics and Political Science, an MBA from Clemson University, and a JD from the University of Illinois. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of SPX Technologies, Inc. and will be relocating to Chicago to work from Kraft Heinz’s co-headquarters.
For more information, visit www.kraftheinzcompany.com.
Source: Kraft Heinz
