Hershey CEO exit means Fortune 500 loses a female CEO

Back had already announced Her pension plansBut raising the schedule for about a year. Behind her is Kirk Tanner, a Bibsio who turned into Windy who led a fast food chain with brands from Spongebob to Takis.

When 2025 Fortune 500 was published a month ago, 55 companies on the list It was led by executive chiefs. Back was one of this group. I have led Hershey since 2017. I have excelled well Average From the leader of the wealth of 500, which has been hoping for about four years for a decade. (For men, it is seven – which Pak dominated.)

But Back said, to everyone Wall Street JournalShe remained in the position of CEO Long longer than I plannedAfter her council asked her. In recent months on the job, I dealt with a difficult environment for candy makers, from the high prices of cocoa to slowing the spending on consumers to “making America healthy again” criticism Synthetic dyes and processed foods.

In Fortune 500, women still run more than 10 % of companies, if not completely 11 % of the statistics that amounted to June. The 71 -year -old ranked from the largest companies in America has crossed the first 10 % sign of executives in 2023. The retirement of the CEO is hardly a problem for large executive managers, but when dealing with small numbers or each employment or exit. Hershey had searched for a Back alternative and went with an external candidate. This is where men seem to have an advantage – between 2024 and 2025, no executives have been appointed to Fortune 500 jobs, which are promoted only from the inside.

Emma Hinchelv
whatever.Henchev@Fortune.com

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