Gene Kholodenko
CIO @ the Hershey Company
The Hershey Company•Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, United States
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Transformational executive in Digital, IT and Business Services. Extensive experience in strategy design, development, execution, and operations across Shared Services and IT at Hershey, McKesson and Procter & Gamble. Over 25 years of experience working in leadership roles, bringing the breadth of understanding across emerging and core commercial technologies in Sales, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, End User Technology, and core shared services domains. Proven successful execution of innovative information technology and shared services in multiple global businesses in health care and consumer goods industries.
Career Timeline
- The Hershey CompanyCurrentOct 2024–Present· 2 yrs 1 mo
- Chief Information OfficerCurrentOct 2024–Present
- 2022–Oct 2024· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Information Officer - Pharma Distribution, Sales & Marketing2022–Oct 2024
- Jun 1998–2022· 23 yrs 7 mos
- Office of the CIO - Global IT Governance Leader2018–2022
- CIO, P&G’s Global Chemicals Business - $3 Billion business, 1,000 employees, 7 countries2016–Dec 2018
- CIO, P&G’s Global Flavors & Fragrances - $1 Billion business, 500 employees, 3 countries2013–2016
- CTO, Product Supply, IT - P&G North America Home Care2010–2013
- Global IT Transformation LeaderJun 2003–Dec 2010
- IT Program LeaderJun 1998–Jun 2003
- 1993–1997· 4 yrs
- Engineer1993–1997
Education
Certificate
Digital Marketing Strategies: Data, Automation, AI & Analytics
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA
General Management; Information Technology
University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business
Bachelor of Science - BS
Chemical Engineering
University of Cincinnati