John P. Bilbrey ("J.P") was the president and CEO of The Hershey Company from May 17, 2011, to March 2017.[1] Bilbrey is currently the interim chief executive officer for Olaplex, where he was previously the executive officer on the board.[2][3]

Career

In addition to his work as the president and CEO of The Hershey Company, Bilbrey also is a director of the company. Bilbrey was the interim president and CEO for a month in April and May 2011 after David J. West resigned.[4] He was previously the executive vice president and COO of Hershey from November 2, 2010, until May 17, 2011. He was the president of North America at The Hershey Company from December 2007 until November 2010 and was the senior vice president from November 2005 until November 2010.[5] Before his work at Hershey, he held executive jobs at Mission Foods and Danone Waters of North America Inc.[6] He spent 22 years at The Procter & Gamble Co. where he worked in both U. domestic business and in international assignments.[7]

Education

Bilbrey has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kansas State University,[8] where he ran track and was a member of Delta Sigma Phi.[9]

Director roles

Bilbrey has been a director at McCormick & Co. Inc. since November 22, 2005, and a director of The Hershey Company since June 2011.

References

  1. ↑ Ziobro, Paul (20 March 2012). "Hershey CEO Paid $10.6 Million in 2011". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Olaplex names new CEO as JuE Wong exits". Vogue Business. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Olaplex CEO JuE Wong to Step Down". The Business of Fashion. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. ↑ Boyle, Matthew (16 June 2011). "Hershey Names Bilbrey Chief Executive to Spur Growth Abroad". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ "John P. Bilbrey". Businessweek. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Malawskey, Nick (23 June 2011). "New Hershey Co. CEO John P. Bilbrey seen by Wall Street as safe, conservative choice". Penn Live. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hershey names John P. Bilbrey ceo". Candy Industry. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "John Bilbrey". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "September 2013 Delta Sigma Phi's the Pearl".
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