US food giant Heinz has said C. Scott O’Hara will join the company on 1 January 2006 in the newly created position of executive vice president – Asia Pacific and Rest of the World.

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He will report directly to Heinz chairman, president and chief executive officer William Johnson and will serve as a member of the office of the chairman. O’Hara will be based at Heinz headquarters in Pittsburgh. He will have responsibility for Heinz businesses in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.


O’Hara is currently senior vice president – Europe for Gillette Group International, based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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