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. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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. 

Ramon, a 25-year PepsiCo veteran, has served as CEO since 2018, and Chairman of the Board since 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 Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

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, with a focus on digitalizing the company, embracing new ways of working, and developing talent; and Better by continuing to integrate Purpose into its business strategy and brands, while advancing social equity in the company and its communities.

As part of this drive to build a Better company, Ramon has pushed PepsiCo to embrace a bold purpose—helping to build a more sustainable food system—with a focus on becoming PepsiCo Positive by delivering better outcomes for people and the planet. As part of this agenda, Ramon has spearheaded PepsiCo’s ambitious steps to mitigate the impacts of climate change and the visionary 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 the acquisition of SodaStream, the world's leader in at-home sparkling beverage preparation, and complements the company’s sustainable packaging vision, including efforts to develop fully recyclable or compostable packaging materials.

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 fast; 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 of the sector formerly known as 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. 

In addition to being a member of the PepsiCo Board of Directors, Ramon also currently serves as a director of Visa Inc. He also currently serves as the Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Board of Stewards for the Food Systems Initiative.

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.

Jim Andrew is Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer 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. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

Mr. Andrew joined PepsiCo in 2016 and currently leads pep+, PepsiCo’s holistic transformation agenda with sustainability at the center, including the strategic framework, governance, and integrated plans and goals for all of PepsiCo. He also ensures that sustainability is woven into the operating plans of all Business Units. Prior to this role, he held a variety of operating and functional leadership roles in the company including global head of Strategy and leader of our Beyond the Bottle businesses.

Previously, Mr. Andrew served as EVP and chief strategy and innovation officer for Royal Philips N.V based in Amsterdam where he played a central role in the transformation of Philips from a conglomerate to a focused and high-performing health tech company. He had leadership accountability for all elements of strategy and innovation, as well as sustainability and the company's digital transformation.

Mr. Andrew also served as the chief administrative officer of Sears Holdings Corporation.

Mr. Andrew started his career at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), leaving as a senior partner after a distinguished 25-year career. At BCG, he established and led the firm’s Innovation practice for almost a decade, and was lead author of the highly-acclaimed book Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation. He opened the firm’s offices in Mumbai India and Singapore.

Mr. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Andrew is based in Purchase, N.Y.

Mónica Bauer is PepsiCo’s Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billon times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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 may iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimate annual retail sales.

As Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, Mónica is responsible for leading PepsiCo’s global DEI strategy which focuses on advancing the company’s aspirations to help build a more collaborative, inclusive, and equitable future for all. Prior to her current role, Mónica was Vice President, Global Corporate Reputation where she and her team championed PepsiCo's reputation as having a strong legacy of embedding DEI into its business strategies, delivering world-class innovation, and committed to catalyzing positive change for people and the planet through its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) transformation agenda.

Throughout her nearly 20-year tenure at PepsiCo leading corporate affairs for Latin America, Asia Pacific, and India, Mónica has consistently made valuable contributions to shaping culture, engaging a dynamic workforce, and elevating PepsiCo’s efforts to build a diverse workplace and promote inclusive economic growth. A proven leader and true advocate for women’s empowerment, Mónica was one of the founders of PepsiCo’s Inspira women development program in Latin America, and a co-author of three books focused on coaching and deploying effective strategies to support women as they excel the corporate ladder.

Mónica holds an MBA degree from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). Mónica serves as a Board Member for Chicas Poderosas, an organization dedicated to advocating for women representation and gender equality in media.

Mónica is based in Purchase, N.Y.

Björn Bernemann is the President of PepsiCo International Beverages 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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

A 12-year PepsiCo veteran, Björn, took on his most recent role in January 2022, bringing PepsiCo's iconic global beverage brands and innovations into a closer, more effective collaboration with the franchise-owned bottling operations. Björn's focus includes creating a world-class consumer-focused franchise beverage system that strengthens the network and builds capabilities to drive advantage for today and tomorrow in a franchise-centric organization.

Björn believes in developing high-performing teams through passion, purpose, and fun with a service-first mindset. He consistently demonstrates the ability to work across developed, developing, and emerging geographies to meet the needs of customers and consumers. Passionate about environmental and human sustainability, Björn led PepsiCo's initiatives to become the first big beverage brand to become 100% rPET and to reduce sugar across the portfolio in critical markets across Europe.

Since joining PepsiCo in 2009, Björn has had several leadership positions in developed, developing, and emerging geographies, including but not limited to leading the beverages strategy for Europe, the joint venture with Lipton for Europe & Sub-Sahara Africa, the North America juice and the Nordic businesses. Before joining PepsiCo, he spent eight years at Procter & Gamble.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany.

Married with two sets of twins, Björn speaks five languages, has lived in eight countries, and currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.

Anne Fink is President, Global Foodservice 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. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

Fink assumed her current role in 2016. She leads Sales, Marketing, Strategy and Operations for PepsiCo’s North American and Global Foodservice business, which include restaurants, hotels, business & industry, colleges & universities, and sports & entertainment channels.  She brings to the role a keen focus on delivering foodservice growth fueled by a broad and balanced food and beverage portfolio, insight-driven innovation, leading-edge marketing programs as well as best-in-class customer service.

Fink previously served as the Chief Operating Officer for PepsiCo North America Foodservice.  In this role, she strengthened customer partnerships and accelerated growth while leading all sales and operations for the Pepsi-Cola, Gatorade, Tropicana, Frito-Lay and Quaker portfolios.  Previously, Anne was Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for PepsiCo Sales, leading strategic customer management for all retail channels in the U.S. She also led the company’s Global Sales Leadership Council.

Since joining PepsiCo, Fink has served in diverse leadership roles, developing broad business and general management expertise spanning foodservice, retail, e-commerce, strategic customer management, marketing, operations, franchise management and business development. An executive known for talent and leadership development, Fink is an executive sponsor for Pinnacle, PepsiCo’s women’s leadership program. Fink began her career at The E&J Gallo Winery.

Fink earned her B.A. in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, where she served as a member of the Board of Trustees. Anne also serves on the Board of Directors for Dick’s Sporting Goods.  She is a board member of The Culinary Institute of America and the National Restaurant Association.

Fink is based in Purchase, N.Y.

David Flavell is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

David assumed the role of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in March 2021, and he leads the company’s worldwide legal and compliance and ethics functions.

David joined PepsiCo in 2011 based in Dubai and has served in various senior legal roles spanning the globe. Most recently, David was SVP, Deputy General Counsel and Global Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, overseeing various central global legal teams as well as the company’s global Compliance and Ethics Program and function. David has served at different times as General Counsel of Asia, Middle East & Africa, Latin America and Frito-Lay North America, and has led the legal aspects of many of the company’s significant M&A projects.

David serves as a member of the board for the PepsiCo Foundation and the Pro Bono Partnership. He is also an active a member of the New York State Council of Business Leaders in Support of Access to Justice, the Association of General Counsel and the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Transparency and Anti-Corruption.

David spent the first 10 years of his career with one of Australia’s leading law firms, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and was a corporate and anti-trust partner based in Melbourne.  Prior to joining PepsiCo, David was the General Counsel for Asia Pacific and Middle East with Danone S.A. He has lived in Australia, New Zealand, China and Dubai and is now based in Purchase, NY.

David holds an honours degree in law and a Bachelor of Economics, both from Monash University in Australia. He is admitted in the State of Victoria and registered as in-house counsel in New York. 

Marie Gallagher is Senior Vice President and Controller of PepsiCo. As PepsiCo’s Chief Accounting Officer, Marie is responsible for PepsiCo’s global financial reporting and SOX processes, overseeing a staff of over 1,000 control employees. 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 net revenue in 2023, 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.

Marie works closely with PepsiCo’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Marie also guides PepsiCo’s division controllers and their organizations and other corporate departments with business issues. Marie is currently leading PepsiCo’s finance transformation effort. She played a key role in the integration of the recent acquisitions of Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), PepsiAmericas (PAS) and Wimm-Bill-Dann, a Russian dairy company. Marie is a co-chair of PepsiCo’s Corporate Inclusion Council. She is also the New York Mosaic lead, which is PepsiCo’s African American Network. Marie also annually leads a PepsiCo-sponsored Continuing Professional Education program for 300 consumer product company finance professionals. In addition, Marie sponsors a consumer products industry-wide summit, where emerging issues are discussed with peer company controllers and assistant controllers.

Prior to joining PepsiCo in 2005, Marie served as Assistant Controller of Altria Corporate Services, Inc., where she was part of the team that led the Nabisco acquisition and the Kraft IPO. Marie joined Altria (then Philip Morris) in 1992. During her tenure at Altria, she also led their shared services initiatives. Prior to that, Marie was a Senior Manager at Coopers & Lybrand in the New York office, where her clients included Goldman Sachs and Altria. Marie led discussions on various issues with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Altria.

Marie is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives International, and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is on the Board of Directors for the Junior Achievement of the Lower Hudson Valley, the Cottage in Darien, and the Manhattan Theatre Club, as well as a former Board of Directors member for Quorum Federal Credit Union. Marie is a YWCA New York City Academy of Women Inductee (2010).

Marie is a certified public accountant and has a B.B.A. in accounting from Pace University.

Marie is based in Purchase, N.Y.

Vince Jones is the eCommerce Head 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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

Vince is responsible for the holistic strategic direction and execution of PepsiCo’s eCommerce business, as well as incubating digital capabilities that enable PepsiCo’s continued growth and transformation. In this capacity, he leads a team of more than 200 professionals comprised of both CPG experts and native digital talent who are embedded throughout the PepsiCo business.

Before coming to PepsiCo in 2017, Vince built deep eCommerce domain expertise and general management experience. He was Chief Operations Officer & Chief Digital Officer at Bluestem Brands, a $2 billion direct-to-consumer retailer, with responsibility for eCommerce, Technology, Supply Chain, Merchandising Operations, Global Sourcing, and Inventory Management. While at Bluestem he co-founded the Zenalytics Lab, which created significant innovations in credit and marketing decisions using machine learning modeling techniques for predictive analytics.

Previously, Vince was President & Chief Executive Officer of eBags; VP of Operations & Finance at SugarSync (a cloud computing startup); and a member of the launch team at Walmart.com. He started his career as a consultant at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where he specialized in technology and operations consulting.

Vince has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota, with his wife and two children.

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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

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.

Kanioura is based in Purchase, N.Y.

Stephen Kehoe is Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of PepsiCo and Chairman of the Board of Directors, PepsiCo Foundation. Kehoe assumed his current role in May 2023. He serves on the leadership team of the company and is responsible for driving an integrated global agenda across Communications, Government Affairs, Public Policy and the PepsiCo Foundation. His current position marks a return to the company after previously departing in 2010 to join Visa Inc.

Most recently Kehoe was President and CEO, Asia Pacific at Edelman, a global communications firm. He initially joined Edelman in 2018 as Global Chair of Reputation, which included steering the firm’s work on the annual Edelman Trust Barometer. Prior to Edelman, Kehoe was Senior Vice President of Global Financial Inclusion at Visa Inc. in which position he launched a major shared value initiative focused on driving Visa’s growth in emerging markets and delivering social impact. Prior to this, he was based in Singapore as Head of Corporate Communications for Visa’s markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

In his previous role at PepsiCo, Kehoe was based in New York, where he was Vice President Communications, Government Affairs & Public Policy. Among other responsibilities, he led global communications and public affairs programs focused on responding to marketing, advertising and food labelling challenges around the world. In addition, he led PepsiCo’s government affairs and corporate communication teams in the European Union, Russia and China.

Prior to his 15-year corporate positions with Visa and PepsiCo, Kehoe spent 10 years in other agencies, in North America and Europe. He began his career in the European Parliament in Brussels and worked for several years in the aerospace industry.

Kehoe received his Bachelor’s degree in European Studies from the University of Bradford in the UK.

Kehoe lives in New York City with his wife, Sarara and their young son, Kenzo. He has two college-age daughters, Lucy and Olivia, who are students at the University of Purdue, Indiana, and VCU, Richmond, Virginia respectively.

As the CEO of PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA), Ram Krishnan oversees all aspects of PepsiCo’s beverage business in North America, which generated more than $27 billion in net revenue in 2023, as well as Global Foodservice. With 60,000 associates and 400 locations across the United States and Canada, PBNA’s iconic portfolio of beverages includes Pepsi, Gatorade, bubly, MTN DEW, STARRY, Starbucks ready- to-drink coffee, LIFEWTR, Lipton, Rockstar Energy Drink and a strategic distribution partnership with CELSIUS.

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 net revenue in 2023, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi, 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.

Since joining PepsiCo in 2006, Ram has held a number of senior leadership roles, most recently serving as CEO of International Beverages and Chief Commercial Officer of PepsiCo. Ram oversaw PepsiCo’s International Beverages agenda, which encompasses the company’s Global Concentrate group, Franchise operations, Global Beverage group, SodaStream and Beyond the Bottle. His responsibilities leading the Global Commercial organization included Customer Strategy, Revenue Management, Go-to-Market, E-Commerce, Lipton, Beyond Joint Ventures, and PepsiCo Venturing Group in support of the company’s efforts to accelerate growth. Additionally, Ram worked with PepsiCo’s CEO to transform and scale the company’s Commercial Data & Digital capabilities.

Prior to that role, he served as the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Commercial Officer, and CEO of our Asia Pacific, Australia/New Zealand and China (APAC) Region. He previously was Senior Vice President and General Manager of PepsiCo’s global Walmart Customer Team and also served as Frito-Lay North America’s (FLNA) Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to Frito-Lay, Ram spent six years at Cadillac.

Ram has won numerous product innovation and advertising industry awards and serves on the Board of Directors for the Tractor Supply Company. Ram holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and an MS, BS in Engineering.

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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

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. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Louise and their two sons Ryan and Kai.

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. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

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 Master's degree in Physics and an MBA from the London Business School. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

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 net revenue in 2023, 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.

Working across a complex operating environment that is evolving rapidly, Gregg has consistently demonstrated the ability to find innovative solutions that enhance our operational capabilities and build strong business relationships that meet the needs of our consumers, customers, and associates.

Previously as Senior Vice President of PepsiCo’s North American Supply Chain, he drove the transformation agenda across the beverages and foods supply chain in North America. This included the strategy and implementation to evolve our North America manufacturing and distribution network and establish agile fulfillment models to provide consumers and customers world-class service in an Omni-channel marketplace and launch differentiated technology for best-in-class planning and execution.

Gregg has held a variety of senior leadership positions with PepsiCo Foods North America, including region vice president of supply chain for the Southeast region, senior vice president of supply chain for the West division, senior vice president of quality, productivity, and sustainability, and senior vice president of Supply Chain for PFNA.

Gregg joined PepsiCo in 1990 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Distribution. He sits on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the Consumer Brands Association (formerly GMA). He also serves as the executive sponsor of Talent Acquisition for PepsiCo Texas A&M University.

Gregg is based in Plano, TX.

Paula Santilli is the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Latin America and a member of PepsiCo’s Executive Committee since May 2019. Our business in the region earned $11.7 billion in annual net revenue in 2023 and supports over 80,000 direct jobs across 34 markets. 

Previously, she served as the President of PepsiCo Mexico Foods (PMF), the second largest market for PepsiCo globally, and of the PepsiCo Mexico Foundation. Before her roles in Mexico, she held leadership roles in both the beverages and foods businesses in the Southern Cone. 

Paula is committed to generate inclusive growth in Latin America and to contribute to the well-being of the communities in which PepsiCo operates. She is also a strong champion of diversity and inclusion, increasing women representation in Mexico. 

She is co-author of three books on women empowerment and the importance of closing the gender gap in leadership positions: El Poder de Poder. Mujeres Construyendo Latinoamérica (2020), Empowering You, Empowering Her  (2021) and A Woman’s Guide to Power, Presence, and Protection (2022). 

Among her accolades, she was appointed to the Board of Director of The Home Depot in 2022. she has been included in Forbes' global 100 Most Powerful Women list since 2019. 

In 2020, she received the “Exceptional Women of Excellence” award granted by the Women Economic Forum which recognizes the achievements and leadership of outstanding women in different areas of human endeavor, celebrating diversity and equity. 

Paula Santilli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She graduated from Universidad del Salvador in Argentina and studied in Miami University of Ohio.

Becky Schmitt is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources 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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

Wern-Yuen Tan is the Chief Commercial Officer of PepsiCo, and also serves as the CEO of APAC, leading PepsiCo's food and beverage businesses across Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and China, in one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic regions of the world. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in over 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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.

As Chief Commercial Officer, Wern-Yuen oversees PepsiCo's Global Commercial Organization in support of the company's strategic growth initiatives. This includes Customer Strategy, Revenue Management, Demand Acceleration, Go-to-Market, Digital Commerce, and the PepsiCo Venturing Group. Additionally, Wern-Yuen collaborates closely with our market teams and strategic channel partners to transform and scale PepsiCo's Commercial Data & Digital capabilities.

Wern-Yuen joined PepsiCo as the Chief Executive Officer for APAC in 2020. He previously served as President and CEO of Walmart China, where he led a team of 100,000 associates responsible for over $10 billion in annual revenue across the Walmart, Sam's Club, and e-commerce businesses. During his tenure, Wern-Yuen led Walmart China through a transformation to become an industry pioneer in omnichannel innovation and retail digitization. Working with both startups and strategic partners, such as Tencent and JD.com, he leveraged data-driven insights to enhance Walmart's omnichannel services, shopper experiences, and developed innovative store formats.

In addition to his years leading transformation in retail, Wern-Yuen has deep experience in the restaurant industry from his time at McDonald's, having led Strategy & Insights for the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region, as well as serving as Managing Director for McDonald's Taiwan. Early in his career, he spent time as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, advising retail, consumer, and private equity clients on growth strategy, innovation, and turnarounds. He began his career with the Singapore government.

Wern-Yuen received his bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford and completed his master's degree in Finance from the University of Cambridge. He serves as a board member at Calbee Inc., the Singapore Economic Development Board, and Raffles Medical Group. Wern-Yuen and his wife, Stef, are proud parents of four children.

Dr. Tataranni is currently the global Chief Medical Officer of PepsiCo. 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 and beyond. 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 Pep+ agenda. Dr. Tataranni serves on the Boards of several for-profit and non-profit organizations.

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.

Jane Wakely is Executive Vice President, Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer and Chief Growth Officer, International Foods 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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, 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. 

Jane oversees PepsiCo’s Global Consumer organization across our brand portfolio, which includes R&D, Marketing, Insights, Design and Category Strategy. She will also lead our International Foods Global Group in support of PepsiCo’s efforts to accelerate growth in this fast growing strategic category.  

Prior to joining PepsiCo, Jane was the Lead CMO at Mars Incorporated where she was a driving force in the transformation of Mars’ consumer functions, leading and launching Mars’ innovative mandate for sustainable growth with people, data, creativity, and purpose at its heart. Jane began her career at Procter & Gamble. Over the past three decades, she has operated globally and in highly complex product categories, brands and businesses across a variety of growth, turnaround, and transformation challenges. 

Jane has led teams who have won numerous industry awards over the last decade, including more than 160 Cannes Lions, 120 One Show awards, 100 Effies and 60 Design and Art Direction awards. Personal highlights include winning the inaugural Grand Prix in the Sustainable Development Goals category at Cannes, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program. She was also recognized as Advertiser of the Year by Spikes Asia in 2021 for the “Lion’s Share”. Jane was one of the founding members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media and is active across the United Nation’s Unstereotype Alliance, the World Federation of Advertisers and the Association of National Advertisers. She holds an BS with honors in Business Administration and is also qualified as a Chartered Accountant. 

Most importantly, Jane is a proud mother of a daughter and son who have reawakened her own creativity and purpose to create a bright future. 

Eugene Willemsen currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Africa, Middle East, South Asia and International Beverages. Since joining PepsiCo in 1995, he has built a track record for harnessing the power of diverse teams to create high-performing businesses.

Eugene was appointed CEO of PepsiCo International Beverages in February 2024. In this role, he leads PepsiCo’s Global Concentrate business, our international Beverages and Franchise agenda, SodaStream and our developments in “Beyond the Bottle” beverage options for our consumers. In addition to his leadership of International Beverages, Eugene holds the role of CEO PepsiCo AMESA since 2019, leading our Africa, Middle East & South Asia through significant milestones. PepsiCo AMESA employs over 26,000 associates, servicing a total of 74 countries.

Previously, Eugene served as the CEO of PepsiCo SSA (Sub-Saharan Africa) and 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 our global commercial functions. Eugene has also led our global tea joint venture with Unilever, which operates in roughly 120 countries worldwide.

In his career in Europe, Eugene served as Region President for PepsiCo’s Southeast Europe business, overseeing operations in 17 countries; SVP Commercial for PepsiCo Europe, heading up the Marketing & Sales functions across Europe for all lines of business; General Manager for PepsiCo’s Northern Europe business; and General Manager of PepsiCo’s snack business in the Benelux and Belgium. Eugene joined PepsiCo from Friesland-Campina in 1995.

Eugene received the CARE Impact Award for Corporate Vision due to his work for PepsiCo's partnership with CARE's She Feeds the World program, which empowers women and advances gender equality in agriculture globally. Under his leadership, PepsiCo AMESA has committed to various social impact programs across multiple communities where PepsiCo operates with focus on women empowerment and youth development. He is very committed to nurturing and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in AMESA by empowering the next generation of change makers through initiatives such as the Arab Youth Hackathon, She Works Wonders, Amal Academy amongst others. Dedicated to fortifying community partnerships, Eugene has also championed programs in economic and women empowerment, including Tamakani and the Rania Rizk Young Arab Women Leaders Scholarship Program.

Eugene’s positions currently include Chair of the U.S. Chamber's U.S.-UAE Business Program, Advisory Board Member for the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of the US-Africa Business Council at the US Chamber. He represents PepsiCo on the World Economic Forum's Regional Action Group for Africa. Previously, Eugene has served on the boards of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the AdCouncil, and was Chairman of the Dutch Grocery Manufacturers Association.

Eugene holds a BBA from Nijenrode University in the Netherlands, a MSc in Economics from the VU University in Amsterdam and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

Steven Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Foods North America. He is a 24-year veteran of PepsiCo with strong leadership experience across the food industry. 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 net revenue in 2023, 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.

As the CEO of PepsiCo Foods North America, Steven Williams oversees all aspects of PepsiCo’s nearly $21 billion snack and convenient foods business in North America, including Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA), with a diversified portfolio of iconic brands, including: Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, Ruffles, Fritos, Stacy’s Pita Chips, SunChips and Quaker Oats. In this role, Steven is accountable for more than 65,000 associates and over 500 locations across the United States and Canada.

Segun Agbaje has served since 2021 as Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), a Nigerian multinational financial institution. He previously served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank plc from 2011 to 2021. He joined Guaranty Trust Bank as a pioneer staff member in 1991 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including as Executive Director from 2000 to 2002, Deputy Managing Director from 2002 to 2011 and as Acting Managing Director in 2011. Prior to joining Guaranty Trust Bank, Mr. Agbaje served as an auditor at Ernst & Young LLP from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Agbaje currently serves on the boards of Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) Limited, and Guaranty Trust Bank (Tanzania) Limited. He is also a director on the MasterCard Advisory Board (the Middle East and Africa). In 2024, Mr. Agbaje was appointed an International Ambassador of the Swiss Red Cross.

Jennifer Bailey has served as Vice President, Internet Services, Apple Pay at Apple Inc., an American multinational technology company, since 2014. Ms. Bailey oversaw the launches of: Apple Pay, Apple’s transformative category of mobile payments services which is available in more than 70 countries; Apple Wallet, which now enables millions of customers to securely store and access transit cards, loyalty cards, contactless tickets and more on their iPhones or Apple Watch; and Apple Card, which was designed to help customers lead healthier financial lives through a digital-first, no fee, credit card. She leads global teams across Apple’s payment and commerce services, including Apple Pay, Apple Wallet, Apple Card, Apple Cash, Tap to Pay on iPhone, and Apple Gift Cards, and oversees the expansion of such services. Ms. Bailey previously served as Vice President, WW Online Stores at Apple from 2003 to 2014. Prior to Apple, Ms. Bailey was Senior Vice President, Online Services and Operations at myCFO, a financial services firm, from 1999 to 2001. She also served as Senior Vice President, Netcenter at Netscape Communications Inc. from 1995 to 1999. Ms. Bailey currently serves on the board of governors for the American Red Cross.

Cesar Conde is Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group. In this role, Conde has oversight of NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC News NOW, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Group and NBCUniversal Local.

Under Conde’s leadership, NBCUniversal News Group has increased its position as the most-viewed news organization in America, reaching about seven in 10 American adults each month across its broadcast, cable, streaming and digital platforms. After making substantial investments in digital and streaming, the News Group became the number one digital news organization in the U.S. for the first time in its history. Its 24/7 streaming network, NBC News NOW, is the fastest-growing streaming news network in the country and continues to achieve record-breaking viewership numbers, along with significant domestic and international distribution growth.

In 2020 shortly after arriving at the News Group, Conde established a bold initiative to build trust with its widely diverse audiences by increasing diversity among team members by gender, race, geography, socio-economic background and perspective. Central to that initiative is the award-winning NBCU Academy, a multiplatform journalism training program for four-year university and community college students, which partners with 45 academic institutions serving traditionally underrepresented communities.

Previously, Conde was Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. As Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group, Conde was responsible for the operations and international expansion of NBCUniversal businesses outside of North America.

As Chairman of NBCU Telemundo Enterprises, Conde oversaw the leading media properties that serve Hispanics worldwide. He was instrumental in building NBCU Telemundo Enterprises into a world-class media company that produces and distributes high-quality Spanish-language content across a range of broadcast, cable and digital properties. Conde repositioned Telemundo to become the premier Spanish-language network, propelling the network to rank number one for the first time in its history in primetime among key consumer demographics.

Conde joined NBCUniversal in October 2013 as Executive Vice President of NBCU International and NBCU Digital Enterprises. Prior to NBCUniversal, he was President of Univision Networks. He is credited with transforming the Spanish-language media company into a leading global, multi-platform media brand.

Prior to Univision, Conde served as a White House Fellow for Secretary of State Colin L. Powell from 2002–2003. He also worked for StarMedia Network, the first internet company focused on Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audiences globally, and in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Salomon Smith Barney.

Conde serves on the board of directors of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP). He is also a Trustee of the Aspen Institute and a Board Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a B.A. with honors from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Ian Cook served as a director of Colgate-Palmolive Company, a multinational consumer products company, from 2007 to 2020, as its Chairman from 2009 to 2019 and as its Executive Chairman from 2019 until his retirement in 2020. Mr. Cook joined Colgate-Palmolive in the United Kingdom in 1976 and progressed through a series of senior management roles around the world. In 2002, he became Executive Vice President, North America and Europe. In 2004, he became Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and in 2005, he became responsible for all Colgate-Palmolive operations worldwide, serving as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2007. He served most recently as Colgate-Palmolive’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2019. Mr. Cook currently serves as PepsiCo's Presiding Director. Mr. Cook also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New Visions for Public Schools, and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.

Edith W. Cooper spent over two decades of her career with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Global Head, Human Capital Management from 2011 to 2017 and Managing Director and Global Head, Human Capital Management from 2008 to 2011. Ms. Cooper began her career in derivative sales at Morgan Stanley from 1991 to 1996 and Bankers Trust Company from 1986 to 1991. Ms. Cooper co-founded Medley, a membership-based community for personal and professional growth, in 2020. She serves on the board of directors of Amazon.com and several non-profit organizations, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Susan M. Diamond has been serving as Chief Financial Officer of Humana Inc., an integrated health and wellness company, since 2021. Ms. Diamond previously served as President, Home Solutions of Humana from 2019 to 2021 and Senior Vice President, Medicare of Humana from 2017 to 2019. Ms. Diamond joined Humana in 2006 and has spent the majority of her career in various financial and operational leadership roles in the Medicare and Home businesses of Humana. Prior to Humana, Ms. Diamond spent six years working in various financial leadership roles for early stage, venture backed technology companies, and five years as the Chief Financial Officer for a Louisville-based venture capital firm, working with early stage companies across a variety of industries. She currently serves on the boards of several private entities in which Humana has an ownership interest as well as the Louisville Orchestra.

Dina Dublon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services company, from 1998 until her retirement in 2004. In this role, she was responsible for global financial management, corporate treasury, tax and investor relations. Ms. Dublon previously held numerous positions at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessor companies, including corporate treasurer, managing director of the financial institutions division and head of asset liability management. Ms. Dublon also previously served on the boards of Microsoft, Accenture, and Deutsche Bank AG and on the faculty of Harvard Business School. Ms. Dublon has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations and currently serves on the board of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., a global investment management organization, The Hastings Center and the Westchester Land Trust. Ms. Dublon also currently serves on the independent audit quality committee of Ernst & Young LLP.

Michelle Gass has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Levi Strauss & Co. since January 2024 and as President of Levi’s in 2023. Prior to that, Ms. Gass served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kohl’s Corporation, a leading omnichannel retailer, from 2018 to 2022 and as its Chief Executive Officer-elect and Chief Merchandising & Customer Officer from 2017 to 2018, Chief Merchandising & Customer Officer from 2015 to 2017, and Chief Customer Officer from 2013 to 2015. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Ms. Gass served in a variety of management positions with Starbucks Corporation from 1996 to 2013, including most recently as President, Starbucks EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) from 2011 to 2013; President, Seattle’s Best Coffee; Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Category; and various leadership roles in other brand, marketing, product management and strategy functions. Prior to Starbucks, Ms. Gass was with The Procter & Gamble Company. Ms. Gass currently serves on the boards of Levi Strauss & Co., the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the National Retail Federation. 

Robert C. Pohlad has served since 1987 as President of Pohlad Holdings, a company of various family-owned entities which operate multiple businesses across a number of industries, including commercial real estate, automation and robotic engineering, and sports and entertainment. From 2002 until its acquisition by PepsiCo in 2010, Mr. Pohlad was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiAmericas, Inc., an independent publicly traded company. PepsiAmericas, Inc. was formed from several independent bottlers in 1998, and, under Mr. Pohlad’s tenure, it grew to become the second-largest bottler of PepsiCo products at the time of its acquisition. Previously, Mr. Pohlad held several other executive positions at bottling companies. Mr. Pohlad is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Puget Sound, and a member and chair of the Board of Visitors of the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Daniel Vasella, MD served as Chairman of Novartis AG, a global innovative healthcare solutions company, from 1999 to 2013 and as Chief Executive Officer of Novartis AG from 1996 to 2010. From 1992 to 1996, Dr. Vasella held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Development and Head of Corporate Marketing at Sandoz Pharma Ltd. He also served at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Vasella is currently working as a coach to senior executives. He serves on the boards of American Express Company and SciClone Pharmaceuticals (Holdings) Limited. He also serves on the boards of several private companies.

Darren Walker has served since 2013 as President of the Ford Foundation, a philanthropic organization, and as its Vice President for Education, Creativity and Free Expression from 2010 to 2013. Prior to the Ford Foundation, Mr. Walker joined the Rockefeller Foundation, a philanthropic organization, in 2002 and served as a Vice President responsible for foundation initiatives from 2005 to 2010. From 1995 to 2002, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Abyssinian Development Corporation, a community development organization in Harlem in New York City. Prior to that, Mr. Walker held various positions in finance and banking at UBS AG. Mr. Walker currently serves on the boards of Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global premium lifestyle products company, Bloomberg, Inc., a global provider of business and financial information, and several non-profit organizations, including the National Gallery of Art, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Friends of the High Line and Carnegie Hall. Mr. Walker also currently chairs the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Advisory Board and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Alberto Weisser served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bunge Limited, a global food, commodity and agribusiness company, from 1999 until mid-2013 and as Executive Chairman until late-2013. Mr. Weisser previously served as Bunge’s Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 1999. Previously, Mr. Weisser worked at BASF Group, a chemical company, in various finance-related positions. He also served as a Senior Advisor at Lazard Ltd. from 2015 until 2018. He currently serves on the Americas Advisory Panel of Temasek International Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based investment company, and serves as a supervisory board member of Bayer AG and a board member of Linde plc.