Tuesday, May 24, 2016
After 25 years as Board Chairman of The Heinz Endowments, Teresa Heinz announced a new board leadership strategy for the organization that provides for each of her three sons to succeed her in a four-year rotation.
Mrs. Heinz announced she will be succeeded as Chair by André Heinz, effective October 2016 when the full Board convenes for its fall meeting. Under the succession plan, Christopher Heinz will take over as Chair in 2020 and after a further four years he in turn will be succeeded by John Heinz. The leadership succession plan was unanimously approved by the Endowments’ 14-member Board of Directors at their spring meeting last week.