PepsiCo Org chart
This PepsiCo org chart highlights the company’s organizational structure and leadership team, including key executives such as Ramon Laguarta (Chairman & CEO) , Silviu Popovici (CEO, Europe, Middle East & Africa) , and Kyle Faulconer (CEO, Australia & New Zealand) . It provides a clear overview of the leadership team’s roles and how they work together to achieve organizational goals and ensure effective management across all functions.
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PepsiCo Leadership Team
Executives
Profile Summary
Ramon Laguarta
Chairman & CEO
Ramon Laguarta is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, and in 2018 the company generated more than $64 billion in net revenue, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Ramon, a 23-year PepsiCo veteran, has served as CEO since October 3, 2018, and Chairman of the Board since February 1, 2019. As Chairman and CEO, he has begun pivoting the company toward accelerated growth, embracing a new corporate mission—to Create More Smiles with Every Sip and Every Bite—and adopting a new vision that captures PepsiCo’s competitive spirit, intense focus, and shared values: to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. “Winning with Purpose” reflects PepsiCo’s ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of its business. To help achieve these aims, Ramon is positioning the company to become Faster, Stronger, and Better: Faster by being more consumer-centric and investing to accelerate topline growth and winning in the marketplace; Stronger by transforming its capabilities and culture; and Better by continuing to integrate Purpose into its business strategy. As part of this focus on building a Better company, Ramon has spearheaded PepsiCo’s Beyond the Bottle strategy, which aims to offer consumers a range of great-tasting beverages, while making the company’s packaging more sustainable and fueling future growth. This strategy includes Drinkfinity, Aquafina Water Stations, Pepsi Spire, and the recent acquisition of SodaStream, the world's leader in at-home sparkling beverage preparation. Under Ramon’s leadership, the company is also adopting new leadership behaviors that are focused on driving high performance and building competitive advantage. These behaviors include: be consumer-centric; act as owners; focus and get things done; voice opinions fearlessly, raise the bar on talent and diversity; celebrate success; and act with integrity. Prior to becoming CEO, Ramon was President of PepsiCo. In this role, he was responsible for shaping the company’s corporate strategy, working closely with business units to deliver top-line growth, driving productivity to enable this growth, and investing in new areas of disruptive innovation. In this capacity he oversaw PepsiCo's Global Category Groups; its Global Operations, Corporate Strategy, and Public Policy & Government Affairs functions; and the PepsiCo Foundation. Between 2015 and 2017, Ramon served as Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (“ESSA”), one of PepsiCo’s most complex businesses, with responsibility for leading the company’s beverage, food and snacks business in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. In that role, he successfully transformed ESSA’s beverage portfolio, developed the company’s juice business, and advanced the company’s sustainability mission. Prior to serving as CEO of ESSA, Ramon held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in Europe, including leading the acquisition and successful integration of the company’s dairy business in Russia. Before joining PepsiCo in 1996, he worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., a Spanish leading confectionery company, where he held a number of international roles in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Ramon is a native of Barcelona and holds an MBA from ESADE Business School in Spain and a Master’s in International Management (M&M) from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He and his wife, Maria, are the proud parents of three sons.
Silviu Popovici
CEO, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Silviu Popovici is the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Europe. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, and generated more than $64 billion in net revenue in 2018, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Popovici became Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Europe in August 2019. Prior to this assignment, he served as President, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa from September 2017 to March 2019 when he was named Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa. He previously headed PepsiCo’s business in Russia, Ukraine and CIS (The Commonwealth of Independent States) for two years and prior to that, spent three years as president, PepsiCo Russia. He previously held senior leadership roles at Wimm-Bill-Dann, running both their beverage and dairy businesses. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Popovici held several general management positions with the Coca-Cola system in Eastern Europe. Popovici has extensive experience in a number of areas, including sales, marketing, operations and general management, with global companies: Bristol-Myers Squibb and Coca-Cola HBC in Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. Silviu holds a Bachelor in Physics and an MBA from the London Business School. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
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Kyle Faulconer
CEO, Australia & New Zealand
Kyle Faulconer is the current CEO for Australia & New Zealand at PepsiCo. Prior to this, they worked their way up through the ranks at PepsiCo, starting as a sales district leader in 2007 and eventually becoming senior sales director in 2017. Kyle is a proven leader with a track record of success in sales and strategy. Kyle has been instrumental in driving growth for PepsiCo in Australia & New Zealand, and they are poised to continue this success in their new role as CEO. Kyle Faulconer attended William Jewell College, where they earned a bachelor's degree in science. Their manager is Wern-Yuen Tan, CEO, Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and China.
Ram Krishnan
CEO, PepsiCo Beverages North America
Ram Krishnan is the CEO of International Beverages and Global Chief Commercial Officer of PepsiCo. Ram oversees PepsiCo’s Global Commercial teams as well as Global R&D, Insights, Design and E-Commerce, and works with the PepsiCo Executive Committee to codify and implement the company’s advanced Commercial Digital capability roadmap. Since joining PepsiCo in 2006, Ram has held a number of senior leadership roles across brand and shopper marketing. As Senior Vice President and General Manager of PepsiCo’s global Walmart Customer Team, he elevated the company’s partnership with Walmart to new heights, offering innovative solutions for the retailer and its consumers that have bolstered PepsiCo’s position as Walmart’s #1 supplier by retail sales. Ram has also served as Frito-Lay North America’s (FLNA) senior vice president and Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, he led the digitization of consumer outreach and built new capabilities central to FLNA’s commercial success. Prior to Frito-Lay, Ram spent six years at Cadillac and was part of the team that turned around the Cadillac brand. Ram has won numerous product innovation and advertising industry awards and serves on the Board of Directors for Tractor Supply Company. Ram holds an MBA from University of Michigan and an MS, BS in Engineering.
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Mariela Suarez
Vice President, Chief Of Staff, Office Of The CEO
Mariela Suarez is an experienced executive in global operations strategy and sustainability, currently serving as Vice President of Global Operations Strategy at PepsiCo since January 2017. Previously, Mariela held various leadership roles at PepsiCo, including Senior Director of Strategy & Partnerships for Global Sustainability and Director of Commercial Integration & Strategy at CytoSport. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Mariela worked at Bain & Company from September 2013 to December 2016, progressing from Consultant to Case Team Leader. Mariela also gained experience at Morgan Stanley, where roles included Associate and Analyst between 2006 and 2011. Mariela holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, obtained in 2013, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Notre Dame, completed in 2006.
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Bain & Company
Roberto Martínez
International Chief Commercial Officer and CEO of New Revenue Streams
Roberto P. Martínez is the President of PepsiCo Mexico Foods (PMF) which includes the operation of Sabritas, Quaker, Gamesa, and Sonric’s and is one of the biggest food companies in Latin America with over $4 billion dollars in sales. PMF supports 42,000 direct jobs and has 17 production plants and over 18,000 sales routes that reach over 900,000 customers nationwide. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer and SVP for Nutrition, Cookies & Crackers LATAM. As such, he oversaw the commercial agenda, built new capabilities and was responsible for the Strategy for the Nutrition and C&C categories. Roberto´s experience also encompasses his leadership roles as the President for PepsiCo Foods CASA (Central and South America), a role he held since August 2015 and where he managed a business of $2 billion in sales, with more than 17,000 employees, spanning more than 41 countries and territories. Before this role, he was the Sr. VP of Sales for Pepsico Mexico Foods, a position where he oversaw a $4 billion business, 17,000 routes and more than 800,000 customers. While in Mexico, Roberto has also held management positions in the Commercial and Marketing areas and was also the General Manager at PepsiCo’s Biscuits business in that country. Before moving to Mexico, Roberto spent 11 years working for PepsiCo in Argentina, joining PepsiCo in 1996, serving in several senior roles, from looking after brand management and marketing to R&D. He also served as marketing director for the Latin America Southern region. Prior to joining Pepsico, he worked for Kraft in Marketing (Tang), Molinos Río de la Plata, and for Gillette in various Marketing and Sales roles. Roberto Martínez earned his degree in Marketing at Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and currently resides in Monterrey, Mexico, with his family.
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Rachel Ferdinando
Ceo, Pepsico U.s. Foods
Rachel Ferdinando is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in leadership roles at prominent companies. Currently serving as President of PepsiCo Foods Canada since September 2017, Rachel has full P&L responsibility and oversight of multiple business functions for Frito Lay Canada and Quaker Canada. Prior to this, Rachel held various leadership positions at PepsiCo, including Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Frito-Lay North America, where responsibility encompassed a $16 billion division with a focus on driving market share and revenue growth. Rachel's career also includes significant roles at Kimberly-Clark, where responsibilities spanned global leadership for the Family Care sector, as well as a lengthy tenure at GSK encompassing various senior positions related to business management and marketing in the health sector. Rachel earned a BSc Hons in Chemistry from Imperial College London and a BSc in Organic Chemistry from ENSCBP Bordeaux, France.
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Kimberly-Clark
Becky Schmitt
Chief People Officer
Becky Schmitt is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $86 billion in net revenue in 2022, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Becky joined PepsiCo in 2023 and leads the global HR organization, including all aspects of people management and advancing the company’s efforts to attract world-class talent and future-proof its workforce. Becky has more than 25 years of HR leadership experience. Prior to joining PepsiCo, she served as Chief People Officer at Cognizant, a multinational information technology services and consulting company. Prior to joining Cognizant, she served in various executive HR roles at Walmart, including Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO) of Sam's Club where she championed the people experience and career development of 100,000 associates across nearly 600 locations. She also served as Chief People Officer for Walmart’s U.S. eCommerce and Corporate Functions, a role in which she supported an employee base of 40,000+ employees in 13 markets. Prior to joining Walmart, Becky spent 21 years with Accenture in multiple senior HR roles globally, including an assignment in India where she designed the HR strategy and led an operating model that supported growth from 45,000 to 70,000+ employees. Becky earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is currently a Board Member at Teach for America, NYC chapter. Becky is based in Purchase, N.Y.
Sudipto Mozumdar
Chief Commercial Officer APAC
Sudipto Mozumdar is currently serving as the Chief Commercial Officer for the APAC region at PepsiCo since January 2017, with previous roles including General Manager of Snacks for Thailand and Vietnam, and Franchise Vice President for India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Mozumdar's extensive career at PepsiCo spans nearly two decades, starting from 1998 to 2016, where contributions included roles such as Sales Strategy Head for PepsiCo India and CEO of Lehar Foods within PepsiCo Foods Value Business. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Mozumdar began as a Management Trainee at Colgate-Palmolive in 1997. Education includes a Master of Business Administration from the Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Delhi and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Jadavpur University.
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Colgate Palmolive
Vijaya Sekhar Badde
Chief Procurement Officer - APAC
Vijaya Sekhar Badde is an experienced procurement professional currently serving as the Chief Procurement Officer for the Asia Pacific region at PepsiCo, where responsibilities include overseeing procurement strategies. Previous roles at PepsiCo include Head of Procurement for the Asia Pacific region and Senior Director for Seasoning & Flavors in the AMENA region, along with Market Supply Officer for Asia Pacific. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Vijaya held positions at AkzoNobel as Manager of Purchasing and at Marico Limited as Assistant Manager in Supply Chain and Projects. Academically, Vijaya Sekhar Badde holds a B. Tech in Electronics & Communication from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering with a focus on Operations and Supply Chain from the Indian Institute of Management Mumbai.
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AkzoNobel
Marico
Susan Cui
Chief Digital And Information Officer, APAC
Susan Cui is an experienced technology and digital transformation leader currently serving as the Chief Digital and Information Officer for PepsiCo in the APAC region since June 2022. With a strong background in various leadership roles across prominent companies, Susan has led initiatives in digital engagement and transformation at MSD China and has managed significant product portfolios during their tenure in the healthcare sector. Prior roles include Executive Director for Global Digital Accelerator at Merck, Head of Strategy & Innovation for MSD China, and multiple IT leadership positions at GE, where Susan developed expertise in managing IT strategies across diverse industries. Susan holds a Master of Science in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Andy Williams
President, PepsiCo Global Beverages & Franchise
Andy Williams is the President of PepsiCo Global Beverages and Franchise. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, Tropicana and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Andy has been with PepsiCo for the majority of his career. He took on his most recent expanded leadership role of President, PepsiCo Global Beverages and Franchise in February 2018. This position brings PepsiCo’s iconic global beverage brands and innovations into closer, more effective collaboration with both company- and franchise-owned bottling operations. Prior to assuming this combined accountability, Andy served as President, PepsiCo Global Franchise since 2008. In this role, he focused particularly on strengthening the franchise network, which comprises the vast majority of the company’s international beverage revenue. Since joining PepsiCo in 1986, Andy has had numerous commercial and business responsibilities in the United States and internationally, including President of Franchise and Commercial Beverages in Europe and other leadership roles in general management and sales in developed, developing, and emerging markets.
Anne Fink
President, Global Foodservice
Anne Fink is president, Global Foodservice for PepsiCo overseeing Sales, Marketing, Strategy and Operations for PepsiCo’s North American and Global Foodservice channels which include restaurants, workplace, lodging, recreation, retail, colleges & universities and theatres. In this role, the best of PepsiCo is leveraged to deliver insight-driven innovation, breakthrough experiential marketing programs, and a broad food and beverage portfolio to delight consumers and bring value and competitive advantage to customers. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, and generated more than $64 billion in net revenue in 2018, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Anne previously served as the Chief Operating Officer, PepsiCo North America Foodservice where she was focused on growing partnerships and driving growth for the Pepsi, Gatorade and Tropicana beverage portfolio, and Frito-Lay and Quaker food and snacks in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to this role she was the Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for PepsiCo Sales where she led Strategic Customer Management for all retail channels of business in the U.S. and also led the company’s Global Sales Leadership Council. In her years with PepsiCo, Anne has served in various leadership positions where she has developed broad and diverse business and general management expertise spanning foodservice, retail, strategic customer management, marketing, operations, franchise management and business development. Anne is a Board Member of the National Restaurant Association. She previously served on the Industry Affairs Council of the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Food Marketing Institute's Foundation Board of Trustees. She is an executive sponsor for Pinnacle, PepsiCo’s women’s leadership program. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Anne worked in the E&J Gallo Winery's Management Development Program. She holds a degree in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, where she currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.
Christine Tammara
Senior Vice President and Controller
Christine Tammara is Senior Vice President and Controller at PepsiCo.
Steven Williams
Chief Executive Officer, North America
Steven Williams is currently the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Foods North America leading the $18 billion snack and convenient foods business that includes Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA). Steven, a 20-year PepsiCo veteran, has served as CEO since March 29, 2019. Prior to this role, Steven served as senior vice president and chief commercial officer for Frito-Lay’s U.S. organization, overseeing all selling and commercial activities for U.S. field sales, customer teams and headquarter commercialization, in addition to leading a large multi-functional sales organization, spanning all Frito-Lay retail customers, channels and go-to-market systems. Steven also previously served as senior vice president and general manager for Frito-Lay’s East division where he was responsible for the overall business and performance management for the six geographic regions in the Eastern U.S. Earlier in his tenure at PepsiCo, Steven led the company’s global Walmart business, managing the PepsiCo portfolio of products across all aspects of the Walmart Business worldwide, including Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club, and Walmart International Divisions. In this role, he delivered significant retail sales and share growth in Walmart. Steven also previously led sales for a number of PepsiCo’s largest food and beverage brands, leading multi-channel and cross-functional teams to deliver revenue, profit and growth. Steven joined PepsiCo in 2001 as part of PepsiCo’s acquisition of the Quaker Oats Company, which he joined in 1997, and has held leadership positions of increased responsibility in sales, general management, customer management, sales planning and shopper marketing. Steven holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a graduate of the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) at Harvard Business School. Steven currently resides in Dallas, TX, with his wife.
Paula Santilli
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America Foods
Paula Santilli is the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Latin America, leading the company’s food and beverage businesses for Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, and generated more than $64 billion in net revenue in 2018, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Paula became the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Latin America in May 2019, with full P&L responsibility over $7 billion in annual net revenue. LatAm supports over 70,000 direct jobs in 34 emerging and developing markets and has over 40 production plants and over 24,000 sales routes. She is a member of PepsiCo’s Executive Committee. Previously, she served as the President of PepsiCo Mexico Foods (PMF), which includes the operation of Sabritas, Quaker, Gamesa, and Sonric’s and is one of the largest food companies in Latin America with over $3 billion dollars in sales. In this role, she was also President of the PepsiCo Mexico Foundation. Prior to that, she was Chief Operating Officer (COO) of all business units of PepsiCo Mexico Foods, providing leadership for Sales, Marketing and Operations. Additionally, as COO, Paula helped guide strategy and played a leadership role in talent development for the business. Before that, as Vice President and General Manager for our Savory business in Mexico, Paula was responsible for Sabritas, Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles and other leading snack brands. Paula’s experience also encompasses leadership roles in Beverages in Mexico, as well as in Foods and Snacks in the Latin America Southern Cone region comprising Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Paula joined PepsiCo in December 2001 when PepsiCo acquired the Quaker Oats Company. She had worked for Quaker since 1992, adding up to a 27 year trajectory at PepsiCo. There she ran the regional Quaker Foods and Gatorade businesses in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Before joining PepsiCo, Paula worked for Campbell’s Soups and Kellogg’s in Argentina in marketing roles. Paula has been a strong champion of Diversity and Inclusion, increasing women representation in Mexico. She won the Catalyst Practices Recognition in NY in 2014, and was included in Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women International list. She is a sponsor of the Inspira Program in Latin America, which seeks to propel female executive development within the business. Paula Santilli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She earned her degree in Communications and Advertising Sciences at the University of Salvador, in Buenos Aires. She completed her postgraduate degree in Marketing and International Studies in Miami University of Ohio, USA.
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Jane Wakely
EVP, Chief Consumer/Marketing Officer & Chief Growth Officer, International Foods
Wakely OFFERS an intense focus on consumers, insights and building best-in-class brand and category growth strategies. As Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer, she focuses on driving accelerated growth by elevating PepsiCo's consumer-centricity, innovation, brand and marketing capabilities. As Chief Growth Officer, International Foods, Wakely is responsible for accelerating the Positive Choices pillar of pep+ (PepsiCo Positive), which includes evolving the company's portfolio into new spaces that are better for the planet and people by developing products with more diverse ingredients, such as plant-based proteins, nuts and seeds, and whole grains. Wakely joined PepsiCo with 28 years of marketing experience at Procter & Gamble and at Mars, where since 2019 she served as Lead CMO and CMO of Pet Nutrition, one of the largest divisions of Mars' $40 billion portfolio. She was previously Global CMO of their Chocolate Division. She has operated globally and in highly complex product categories, brands and businesses across a variety of growth, turnaround and transformation challenges.
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Mars
David Flavell
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Flavell joined PepsiCo in 2011 and has served in various senior legal roles including as General Counsel for Frito-Lay North America and the AMEA and Latin America businesses. Through these positions, Flavell gained valuable visibility into PepsiCo's international and domestic businesses and diverse product categories. As Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, he has been instrumental in maintaining and enhancing the company's global Compliance and Ethics Program, ensuring the company acts with integrity throughout its operations. Prior to joining PepsiCo he was the General Counsel for Asia Pacific and Middle East with Danone, based in Shanghai, China. Flavell spent the first 10 years of his career with leading Australian law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth where he was ultimately a corporate and anti-trust partner.
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Fonterra
World Economic Forum
Danone
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
René Lammers
EVP, Chief Science Officer
René Lammers is Executive Vice President & Chief Science Officer for PepsiCo, leading research, discovery and development efforts across product, package and processing for PepsiCo’s portfolio of global food and beverage brands. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, Tropicana and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. As head of R&D, René is also responsible for PepsiCo’s quality and food safety and regulatory affairs efforts. In addition to this work, René has direct oversight of PepsiCo's global sustainability initiatives, working across sectors, categories, brands and functions in the creation and management of projects to promote a more sustainable food system. René joined PepsiCo in December 2010. Prior to his current role, he held a variety of leadership roles across the R&D function, including oversight for PepsiCo’s research program worldwide and serving as Chief Operating Officer for the R&D global team, overseeing Food Safety, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, and Nutrition. René has more than 20 years of R&D experience in the CPG industry. Prior to joining PepsiCo, he worked at Unilever in various senior R&D positions across its home and personal care portfolio. He has lived in the UK, The Netherlands, and Thailand and is currently based in Purchase, NY. René has held various board memberships including those of European and Dutch industry associations related to the home and personal care industry as well as the European Chemical Industry. He has also served as a member of the GMA’s Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Executive Committee. René currently holds a board seat at New York Hall of Science and serves as a commissioner for the National Commission on the Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers, an initiative of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. René received his Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry from the University of Delft in The Netherlands.
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Unilever
Stephen Kehoe
EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer & Chairman of the Board of Directors, PepsiCo Foundation
Stephen Kehoe serves as the EVP Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Chairman of the PepsiCo Foundation since May 2023. Prior to this role, a career break was taken from August 2022 to May 2023 for family reasons, welcoming the birth of Baby Kenzo. Kehoe's extensive experience includes leadership positions at Edelman, where from January 2018 to July 2022, Stephen was President & CEO of Asia Pacific and held roles as Global Chair of Practices & Sectors and Corporate & Reputation Practice. Previously, at Visa from July 2010 to December 2017, Kehoe was Senior Vice President, Global Head of Financial Inclusion and oversaw international communications in various regions. Additionally, significant roles were held at PepsiCo, APCO Worldwide, Weber Shandwick, Adamson BSMG Worldwide, BAE Systems, and the European Parliament. Kehoe holds a BA in European Studies from the University of Bradford and a diploma in European Economic Integration from the University of Strasbourg.
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Pietro Antonio Tataranni
Chief Medical Officer & SVP, Life Sciences
Dr. Tataranni is the global Chief Medical Officer of PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, and generated more than $67 billion in net revenue in 2019, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tataranni oversees all aspects of the company's efforts to protect its global workforce, products and communities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also leads PepsiCo's Life Sciences strategy and the R&D Fellows Program as its Executive Sponsor. Dr. Tataranni joined PepsiCo in September 2018 as the Senior Vice President of R&D Life Sciences, responsible for leading the development and execution of a nutrition and bio-sciences strategy in support of the company’s portfolio transformation and Winning with Purpose agenda. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Dr. Tataranni was Senior Vice President, Head of Global Medical Affairs, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Business Unit, in charge of medical strategy worldwide and operations for mature markets at Sanofi. Previous responsibilities within the group included the roles of Vice President Global Medical Affairs, Medical Director Europe, Vice President for the Metabolism Medical Unit in the US affiliate (2006-2008) and Medical Director for the Metabolism Franchise (2005-2006). Between 1999 and 2004 he was Head of the Obesity, Diabetes and Energy Metabolism Unit at the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. and Director of the Clinical Research Center at the same institution from 2000 through 2004. Dr. Tataranni is an avid researcher who has published and lectured extensively at national and international meetings on obesity, diabetes and their cardio metabolic complications. Professional awards presented to Dr. Tataranni include the NIH Fellowship Award for Research Excellence (FARE) in 1998 and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)-Lilly Scientific Achievement Award in 2004. Dr. Tataranni is a native of Italy. He graduated from Catholic University School of Medicine in Rome in 1990 and went on to receive a specialty diploma in Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes at this University. He has authored more than 100 original manuscripts, in addition to contributing to numerous review articles and book chapters.
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Jim Andrew
Chief Sustainability Officer & EVP, Beyond the Bottle
Jim Andrew is Executive Vice President, SodaStream, Beyond the Bottle, and New Ventures for PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, and generated more than $64 billion in net revenue in 2018, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Jim joined PepsiCo in 2016. He leads strategy development and strategic planning across all business units and global sectors. He also oversees PepsiCo’s venture scouting activities, developing and nurturing both global and geography-specific venturing strategies and initiatives. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Jim served as chief administrative officer of Sears Holdings Corporation, where he oversaw many corporate functions, including Financial Planning and Analysis, Business Finance, Procurement, Legal, Human Resources and Communications. Additionally, he was responsible for capability development and cultural transformation across the organization as the company adapted to the rapidly changing retail environment and growth of eCommerce. Previously, Jim served as chief strategy and innovation officer for Royal Philips N.V., and as CEO of Philips Group Innovation. He had leadership accountability for all elements of strategy and innovation, including Philips Research, venture businesses, Philips Design, and Intellectual Property & Standardization. He was instrumental in leading the evolution of innovation at the company, with a focus on increasing speed-to-market of new products and developing a leaner and more efficient R&D organization. He also led the company’s digital transformation. Jim started his career at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) working his way to the role of senior partner over a distinguished 25-year career. At BCG, he established the firm’s Innovation practice, which focused on innovation strategy, portfolio management, product development, and speed-to-market. He also worked globally with leading companies in the areas of portfolio composition, corporate and business unit strategy, and shareholder value creation. Jim earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. Jim is based in Purchase, N.Y.
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Philips
BCG
Athina Kanioura
EVP, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
Athina Kanioura is Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, Tropicana and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. An accomplished innovator and transformation leader, Kanioura oversees PepsiCo’s end-to-end strategy to win both as a total company and in key markets, including our digitalization strategy. She also leads company-wide transformation—ensuring that our scale is leveraged as we focus on accelerating profitable growth and identifying areas of cost efficiency and optimization—in addition to overseeing Data Products, Platforms, and Talent. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Kanioura was the Chief Analytics Officer and Global Head of Applied Intelligence at Accenture, where she specialized in applying AI and analytics to drive business value. During her 15 years at Accenture, Kanioura grew the Applied Intelligence function from a subspecialty to a global group at the forefront of scale business transformation. She also ran Sales and Customer Analytics globally and drove the company's offerings in customer relationship management and personalization. Kanioura specializes in transforming businesses with emphasis on data and technology, and brings many years of practical experience globally in industries such as telecomms, oil and gas, financial services, and consumer packaged goods, having worked with companies such as Mondelez, Unilever, P&G, Reckitt Benkiser, Phillip Morris, and Adidas. Kanioura is a member of the Royal Statistical and Economics Society, where she contributes to shaping government policy around how data is used by bodies like the IMF. She also sits on the board of the Institute of Marketing Sciences and is a keen educator who has held lectureships at UMIST (UK), Imperial College London (UK), and the University of Sheffield (UK), where she also earned her PhD in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
Anne Tse
Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific
Anne Tse is Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific at PepsiCo.
Eugene Willemsen
Chief Executive Officer, International Franchise Beverages
Eugene Willemsen is Chief Executive Officer, Africa, Middle East, South Asia. Since 2015, he has served on the PepsiCo executive committee, reporting to the Chairman and CEO. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world and generated more than $64 billion in net revenue in 2018, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Over the past two decades, Eugene has earned a reputation as a transformative leader who can harness the power of diverse teams to create high-performing businesses and some of the world’s most resonate brands. Most recently, Eugene served as Chief Executive Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa. From 2015 to 2019, he served as Executive Vice President of Global Categories & Franchise Management where he was responsible for the strategic direction of PepsiCo’s global categories and brands as well as PepsiCo’s global commercial functions, during which he oversaw a period of strong growth. Prior to that, Eugene led the company’s global tea joint venture with Unilever, which operates in roughly 120 countries worldwide, following more than a decade leading PepsiCo businesses in Europe. He has served as SVP, general manager for PepsiCo’s South East Europe business, overseeing our operations in 17 countries, including Turkey; SVP, Commercial for PepsiCo Europe, heading up the Marketing & Sales functions across Europe for all lines of business; SVP, general manager for PepsiCo Northern Europe; and General Manager of PepsiCo’s snack business in the Benelux and Belgium. Eugene joined PepsiCo from Unilever in 1995.
Jamie Caulfield
EVP & CFO
Jamie Caulfield serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PepsiCo, having previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer for Frito-Lay North America and Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Jamie was a Partner at PwC, where various positions were held. Jamie holds a PMD Certificate in Business - General Management from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Loyola University Maryland.
Previous or Current Companies (Board, Advisor, Employer)
PwC
Gregg Roden
VP & COO
Gregg Roden is Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of PepsiCo, where he leads global operations, global procurement, employee health & safety, global security, supply chain strategy & transformation, and holistic cost management. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in...
