Kraft Heinz Canada appoints new VP, supply chain

July 9, 2020, Chicago, Ill. – Kraft Heinz has announced that Anna Petrova is new vice president, supply chain, for Kraft Heinz Canada. Her appointment was effective July 6.

Before joining Kraft Heinz Canada, Petrova led Canadian supply chains for Conagra and Ferrero, with a strong focus on building high-performance teams and supply chain talent development.

She brings more than 25 years of transformational leadership experience to the position. The company said in a statement Petrova has a proven track record of driving quality improvements and a deep knowledge of all areas associated with supply chain, logistics, inventory management, production planning, procurement, customer service, transportation, and warehouse management.

Prior to moving to Canada, she enjoyed a global career in Western and Eastern Europe, leading supply chain teams for Mondel?z, BAT, P&G and Mars.

“We are truly excited to welcome Anna to our team,” says Bruno Keller, president, Kraft Heinz Canada. “She brings an impressive record of developing talent and building best-in-class supply chains as we focus on continuous improvement in the supply chain, logistics and operations part of our business.”

Fluent in English, Russian and German, Petrova holds a master’s degree in economics from St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics (Russia) and a graduate degree in marketing and financial controlling from Reutlingen Institute for Technical and Economical Sciences (Germany).