PepsiCo Asia, Middle East, Africa announce top management appointments

PepsiCo today announced two key senior management appointments in its Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) division.

[caption id="attachment_1277187" align="alignleft" width="380"] PepsiCo today announced two key senior management appointments in its AMEA division.[/caption]

D Shivakumar has been named chairman and CEO, India Region, effective immediately. Shivakumar will oversee all aspects of PepsiCo's India region, including NourishCo, a joint venture with Tata Global Beverages and franchise businesses in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Gautham Mukkavilli, current general manager for PepsiCo India Beverages, has been named SVP, Business Transformation - AMEA, effective March 1, 2014. In this new role, Mukkavilli will oversee a range of strategic initiatives in both foods and beverages across Asia, Middle East and Africa. Both Shivakumar and Mukkavilli will report directly to Sanjeev Chadha, CEO - PepsiCo AMEA.

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Welcoming Shivakumar to PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo Inc, said, "Shiv is one of India's most respected business leaders. He has a proven ability to take billion-dollar businesses to the next level by maximizing innovation, execution and collaboration."

"I'm thrilled to have two leaders of Shiv and Gautham's stature playing key roles in driving PepsiCo's business forward in AMEA," said Chadha. "Both men embody the passion and excellence that will strengthen AMEA's position as the growth engine of PepsiCo as they bring their unique skills to bear in their respective roles."

Shivakumar has worked as a senior executive with Nokia and had spent 14 years at HUL.

"PepsiCo is one of the world's most innovative, respected and successful companies. I love the PepsiCo team's passion to win, its strong values, and the philosophy of performance with purpose. I am thrilled to carry on the tradition of excellence, excitement and purpose that PepsiCo's extremely talented team has established - I am looking forward to working with those team members, and helping them achieve many more milestones to be proud of in the years to come," said Shivakumar.

Mukkavilli has had more than 22 years of experience in PepsiCo, where he held roles in PepsiCo's foods, beverages and nutrition businesses in India, Vietnam, Thailand, Dubai and the States.

"Gautham is one of our most respected senior leaders," said Chadha. "The AMEA sector will benefit greatly from his strategic skillset as Gautham leads key transformational projects across our priority markets, including India."