John T. Cahill
Independent
Director Since: 2013
Committees: Audit; Finance
Select Business Experience:
Vice Chairman of The Kraft Heinz Company (“Kraft Heinz”), a food and beverage company (2015-Present)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (“Kraft Foods Group”), until its merger with H.J. Heinz Company (2014-2015)
Non-Executive Chairman of Kraft Foods Group (March 2014-December 2014)
Executive Chairman of Kraft Foods Group (2012-2014)
Executive Chairman, North American Grocery of Kraft Foods, Inc., the former parent of Kraft Foods Group (January 2012-December 2012)
Current Public Company Directorships
Kraft Heinz (2015-Present)
Colgate-Palmolive Company, a consumer products company (2005-Present)
Past Public Company Directorships
Kraft Foods Group (2012-2015)
Legg Mason, Inc. (2009-2014)
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (1999-2007)
Frontier Holdings, Inc. (1984-1985)
Other Leadership Experience and Service:
Former Industrial Partner at Ripplewood Holdings LLC; spent nine years with The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., culminating in the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and worked at PepsiCo, Inc. for nine years in a variety of leadership positions.
Key Experience/Director Qualifications:
Leadership and operations experience in executive leadership roles at global public companies, as well as airline experience, investment, accounting and financial expertise, experience in consumer products industries and public company board and corporate governance experience.