PepsiCo is pleased to announce a series of organizational changes designed to advance our growth strategy and support our commitment to being a best-in-class and globally admired company.
Over the past year, we have unified our North America businesses, continued investments in advanced technology and AI, strengthened our brands, modernized our manufacturing and enhanced our warehouse and distribution capabilities. These efforts have made us into a more agile and future-ready organization. Today, we’re announcing a series of organizational changes that mark our next step.
Steven Williams, who has served as CEO of PepsiCo North America for the past year, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman, Global Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Corporate Affairs, effective December 28, 2025. In this new role, Steven will focus on building a unified PepsiCo selling organization, developing a global strategy to accelerate growth for our away-from-home business, and engaging stakeholders to support our growth in the US and around the world.
With Steven stepping into his new position, Ram Krishnan will become CEO, PepsiCo North America, effective December 28, 2025. He will take on an aggressive agenda accelerating the integration of Foods and Beverages operations, where it creates value and enables us to better meet the needs of both consumers and customers. Ram has a strong record of success at PepsiCo, most recently building momentum in US Beverages through portfolio innovation and go-to-market transformation. His experience across categories, geographies, and functions will enable him to approach his work with an end-to-end, consumer-first mindset.
Ram’s organization will include:
Additional teams reporting to Ram include: Foods and Beverages Field Sales; Strategic Partnerships and Franchise; our newly integrated Texoma region, where we’re piloting combined Foods and Beverages operations; Global Foodservice; and PepsiCo Canada.
Athina Kanioura has been appointed CEO of Latin America Foods, in addition to her role as Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, effective December 28, 2025. She will succeed Paula Santilli, who will retire after a distinguished 35-year career at PepsiCo. Under Paula’s leadership, the Latin America team achieved significant growth and enabled a culture of talent development and inclusion. Paula will remain with the company through July to support Athina’s transition. Athina has played a key role in shaping PepsiCo’s strategy and leading our global capabilities transformation, and brings extensive experience in transformation and technology. Under her leadership, Latin America Foods will continue to innovate with digital-first solutions, leverage AI, and pilot new culinary initiatives that excite consumers.
These organizational changes strengthen the progress we have made and position PepsiCo to capture new opportunities for growth. With a sharpened focus, enhanced leadership and an integrated approach, we believe we are well-positioned to perform to our full potential and deliver value for our customers, consumers, shareholders and employees.
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