Carlos Abrams-Rivera

Carlos Abrams-Rivera is a Puerto Rican business executive, who was the CEO of Kraft Heinz from January 2024 to January 2026, when he was succeeded by Steve Cahillane.[1]

He was born and raised in Puerto Rico.[2] He earned a degree in economics in the US, then worked for two years as a government aide in Puerto Rico, and then earned an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1994.[2]

Under Abrams-Rivera's leadership, Kraft Heinz's sales fell for seven straight quarters, and Kraft Heinz decided in September 2025 September to split into two companies, a global one focused on sauces, spreads and seasonings, and one selling grocery staples in North America, with Abrams-Rivera to head the latter.[3] However, they later chose to replace him with Steve Cahillane, who had been CEO of Kellogg's.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Kraft Heinz Company's CEO Carlos Abrams-Rivera To Step Down, Steve Cahillane To Be New CEO". RTTNews. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Latino Leaders". Latino Leaders. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Newman, Jesse (16 December 2025). "Kraft Heinz Picks New CEO Ahead of Split". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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