Kenny Cheung

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer McKesson

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Kenny Cheung became McKesson’s Chief Financial Officer in May 2026, succeeding the retiring Britt Vitalone. He leads the Enterprise Finance Organization, covering accounting, planning, treasury, real estate, indirect procurement, investor relations, internal audit, mergers and acquisitions, and tax. He arrived as a two-time public company CFO: at Sysco from 2023 and before that at Hertz, where he was part of the team that took the company through restructuring and out of Chapter 11 in 2021. McKesson ranked No. 8 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McKesson since May 2026.
• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sysco, 2023 to 2026.
• Chief Financial Officer of The Hertz Corporation, 2020 to 2023.
• A decade at Nielsen in global audit, operations and finance leadership roles.

Professional Journey

Cheung earned a Bachelor of Science in finance at the University of Maryland and an MBA at Washington University in St. Louis. He began his career at General Electric in finance roles supporting supply chain, operations, and financial planning and analysis, then spent a decade at Nielsen, where his roles included Global Chief Audit Executive and regional chief operating and chief financial officer posts.

He joined Hertz in 2018 and held roles including Senior Vice President of Global Financial Planning & Analysis, CFO of North America, and Chief Operational Finance and Restructuring Officer, before serving as Chief Financial Officer from 2020 to 2023. In that period he helped guide the company through its restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11 in 2021. In 2023 he became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sysco, where he also led indirect procurement and risk management.

McKesson appointed him Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2026, effective 29 May 2026.

Education

University of Maryland

Bachelor of Science, Finance

Washington University in St. Louis

MBA