The Hershey Organization has not too long ago hired its initially chief technologies officer, Deepak Bhatia, who previously worked for Amazon. Bhatia will also be a member of the company’s executive committee. He was formerly the vice president of provide chain optimization technologies at Amazon. His initially day at Hershey will be October 23rd.

In his new function, Bhatia will lead the international technologies method for the organization. He will be accountable for establishing and implementing digital capabilities that are revolutionary and adaptable to the altering requirements of Hershey’s buyers, retail partners, and workers. The Hershey Organization stated that Bhatia has knowledge in a variety of places such as automated systems, provide chain arranging, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics.

Michele Buck, the president and CEO of The Hershey Organization, expressed her self-confidence in Bhatia’s potential to lead their technologies method. She believes that his knowledge in leveraging information, analytics, and automation will enable elevate the employee encounter, develop industrial worth, and additional advance their vision as a major snacking powerhouse.

Just before joining The Hershey Organization, Bhatia had an substantial profession at Amazon, exactly where he worked for 12 years. He also had a earlier 11-year tenure at Applied Supplies. Bhatia holds a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University, as effectively as a master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics engineering from Purdue University.

In addition to this news, it is worth noting that the controversial “One Chip Challenge” Paqui brand is component of The Hershey Company’s portfolio.