Great FP&A? It has to be Heinz - with Egor Lyasko

Egor Lyasko is Head of FP&A, Northern Europe at The Kraft Heinz Company, encompassing some of the world’s most loved brands including Heinz ketchup, Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Lunchables. After gaining a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford, Egor started at Kraft Heinz as a trainee rising rapidly in six years to Head of FP&A, Northern Europe. What we covered in this episode: His rapid career rise at Kraft Heinz attracted by the ketchup maker’s “culture of ownership.” The principles of finance transformation and the core lessons learnt How Kraft Heinz manages its annual budget cycle (and what he would do differently next time) The role of integrated business planning at the world’s fifth-largest food and beverage conglomerate The importance of being a “mini CFO’ in a sales finance partnership role FP&A as Guardians of the P&L Why he doesn’t have an ambition to become a CFO His perfect retirement dream His favorite Excel function   Watch the full show on YouTube Read the full transcript and blog Follow Egor Lyasko on LinkedIn Follow Paul Barnhurst on LinkedIn Follow Datarails on LinkedIn