Hershey Names Patricia Little CFO

(RTTNews) - Chocolate maker Hershey Co. (HSY) said Thursday that it has appointed Patricia Little as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 16.

Little brings 30 years of broad financial experience and leadership to her role at Hershey, including tenures at Kelly Services, Inc. and Ford Motor Co. (F).

Currently, Little is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Kelly Services. Prior to joining Kelly in 2008, she spent 24 years with Ford holding leadership roles in both corporate and operational finance.

In September, Hershey said that then CFO David Tacka planned to retire from the company at the end of 2014.