Becky Schmitt will join
PepsiCo from Cognizant, a multinational information technology
services and consulting company
PURCHASE, N.Y., April 12,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today announced that Ronald Schellekens, Executive Vice President and
Chief Human Resources Officer, has informed the company that he
plans to retire at the end of this year. The company will welcome
Becky Schmitt as the new Executive
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, who will report
to PepsiCo's Chairman and CEO Ramon
Laguarta and assume full accountabilities, effective
October 1st.
PepsiCo CHRO Ronald Schellekens set to
retire at the end of 2023; Cognizant's Becky Schmitt tapped as in-coming CHRO.
With almost 30 years of HR leadership experience, Becky will
join the company from Cognizant, a multinational information
technology services and consulting company. Previously, she was in
various executive HR roles at Walmart, including Vice President and
Chief People Officer (CPO) of Sam's Club. Becky also spent 21 years
with Accenture in multiple senior HR roles globally, including an
assignment in India. 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.
"Ronald's leadership has been instrumental in progressing how we
continue to build a human-centric organization, spearheading The
PepsiCo Way to unify our culture, as well as continuously
optimizing our operating model to enable our long-term success,"
said Ramon Laguarta, Chairman and
CEO of PepsiCo. "I'm grateful for his leadership of the HR
function, for his executive committee contributions, and for being
a trusted partner to me and many of our senior executives. I look
forward to welcoming Becky to PepsiCo."
Schellekens rejoined PepsiCo in 2018 and has played a critical
role in progressing how we Raise the Bar on Talent and Diversity,
elevating our reputation as a Best Place to Work, and supporting
the optimization of our operating model.
"When I rejoined PepsiCo four and a half years ago, I could not
have imagined the journey we would embark on together, from a
pandemic and social unrest to unprecedented growth of our business
and accelerated transformation and digitization," said Ronald Schellekens. "I'm incredibly grateful to
Ramon for his continued leadership and friendship, the executive
committee for their partnership and support of our HR agenda, and
our outstanding global community of HR professionals who
demonstrate unwavering dedication to helping propel PepsiCo
forward. I look forward to continuing to work business as usual and
supporting Becky in her transition."
About 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 complimentary 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.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in
Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo
Positive). 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. For more
information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow
on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,
and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.
CONTACT: Jessica Mckenzie,
jessica.mckenzie1@pepsico.com
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