PepsiCo has announced that Steven Williams, currently senior vice president and chief commercial officer for Frito-Lay's US operations, has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer of PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA)
His new role, which begins effective immediately, leaves him responsible for both Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA).
Williams replaces Vivek Sankaran who will depart the company on April 12, 2019, to become president and chief executive officer of Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Leadership
“Steven is the ideal leader for our North America food businesses, and his appointment is a testament to our strong bench of talent,” said PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta.
“He has deep knowledge of the industry and our business, and we will greatly benefit from his inspirational leadership, broad customer knowledge, intimacy with consumer trends, and experience developing talent as we build on our already strong foundation.”
Williams was most recently responsible for leading FLNA's customer, field, and foodservice sales teams, go-to-market strategy and execution, and overseeing an organisation of more than 29,000 employees.
Previously, he served as division vice president for the Eastern Division of Frito-Lay, as global SVP of PepsiCo's Walmart business, and as head of sales for a number of PepsiCo's largest food and beverage brands.
Williams joined PepsiCo in 2001 as part of PepsiCo's acquisition of the Quaker Oats Company, which he joined in 1997.
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