Luz named CEO of 8Greens

8Greens, a health and wellness company, announced the hiring of Eduardo Luz as CEO effective July 9, 2019. In this role, Mr. Luz will be responsible for all aspects of strategy including category development, product development, innovation, distribution and global expansion.

Mr. Luz will report directly to 8Greens’ co-founders Dawn and Jamie Russell who will continue to focus on areas of the business where they bring their own unique expertise, including product development, content creation and communications and online sales and customer experience, respectively.

“As the company continues to grow, Dawn and I realized that hard work and entrepreneurship can only take us so far, and that we were only scratching the surface of our brand’s potential,” says Jamie Russell, Co-founder and Chairman of 8Greens. “When looking to fill the role of CEO, we searched for a strong leader and communicator with global experience who we could trust and who could capture the brand’s potential. We found this in Eduardo, who brings a unique background and skill set to the role.”

Prior to joining 8Greens in July 2019, Mr. Luz served as the Global Brand Officer and Chief Marketing Officer U.S. at Kraft Heinz. In his six years at Kraft Heinz, he was responsible for the company’s Grocery division and founded Springboard, the company’s platform to partner with challenger founders and food brands. Before Kraft Heinz, Mr. Luz held executive positions with Unilever, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Accenture. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.