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The Hershey Company names Arends chief supply chain officer
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Saturday, 30 May, 2026, 13 : 00 PM [IST]
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Pennsylvania, USA
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The Hershey Company announced that Mitchell Arends has been named chief supply chain officer, effective June 22, 2026. Arends succeeds Jason Reiman, who is retiring after a 30-year career with the company. Reiman will remain through April 2027, to ensure a thorough and structured leadership transition.
Arends brings more than 25 years of end-to-end supply chain leadership in consumer-packaged goods. He joins the company from UTZ Brands, where he served as executive vice president, principal operating officer, and chief integrated supply chain officer, with full operational accountability for a $1.5 billion business spanning supply chain, R&D, transformation and direct store delivery (DSD) operations. Arends also served as chief supply chain officer of North America at Kraft Heinz, responsible for a $22 billion supply chain across manufacturing, logistics, planning, and procurement.
Kirk Tanner, president and CEO, The Hershey Company, said, "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. His experience across complex operations in the CPG industry makes him well-suited to build on the foundation Jason has established. At the same time, we are deeply grateful to Jason. His 30-year journey from intern to Chief Supply Chain Officer reflects the commitment and character that define this company. He leaves a supply chain that is stronger, more capable, and better positioned than ever."
"The opportunity to continue building a supply chain for some of the world's most iconic products is an exciting moment in my career. Doing that in a way that develops people and strengthens the communities where we operate makes it even more so. Building a supply chain fit for the future means more than deploying technology or optimising networks. It means developing the talent capable of sustaining that transformation long after any single initiative is complete," said Arends.
"I've always believed that great leadership is a relay. I'm proud to hand this baton to Mitch. He has the vision, the experience, and the values to carry this work forward and to uphold what Milton Hershey built. I'm grateful for every year, for the people I worked alongside, and for what this company stands for," said Reiman.
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