David Flavell is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary of PepsiCo. He leads the company’s worldwide Legal, Compliance & Ethics, Security, Communications, Government Affairs & Public Policy, and Human Rights teams.
He also oversees global crisis management and serves as Corporate Secretary to PepsiCo. David has broad international experience, having lived and worked in Australia, New Zealand, Shanghai, Dubai, Dallas, and New York.
David joined PepsiCo in 2011, based in Dubai, and has held senior legal roles across the company’s global businesses. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary, he was Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Global Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, overseeing global legal teams and the company’s global Compliance and Ethics Program and function. His earlier roles include Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Asia, Middle East & Africa, and Senior Vice President, General Counsel for Latin America and Frito-Lay North America. He has also led the legal aspects of many of PepsiCo’s significant mergers and acquisitions.
David serves on the boards of the PepsiCo Foundation and the Pro Bono Partnership. He is a member of the New York State Council of Business Leaders in Support of Access to Justice and the Association of General Counsel. He previously served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Transparency and Anti-Corruption.
David began his career at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, one of Australia’s leading law firms, where he spent 10 years in Melbourne and served as a corporate and antitrust partner. Before joining PepsiCo, he was General Counsel for Asia Pacific and the Middle East at Danone.
David holds an honours degree in law and a Bachelor of Economics, both from Monash University in Australia. He is admitted to practice in the State of Victoria and registered as in-house counsel in New York.
