Kraft's Mary Kay Haben jumps to Wrigley

Kraft's Mary Kay Haben jumps to Wrigley

Kraft's Mary Kay Haben jumps to Wrigley

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. tapped longtime Kraft Foods Inc. executive Mary Kay Haben to serve as group vice president and managing director, North America.

The Chicago-based producer of chewing gum and candies said the 50-year-old Haben, who joins Wrigley after a 27-year-career at Kraft, "has a proven track record" for managing consumer goods businesses, and for "growing existing brands and developing new product and packaging innovations."

Haben has most recently been serving as Kraft's senior vice president of open innovation; prior to that posting she was senior vice president of global convenience meals, grocery and snacks sectors.

Under a global management plan recently spelled out by recently installed Chief Executive Officer William Perez, Wrigley has four regional managers who report directly to Perez.