PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) today announced that Tom Greco, a 23-year veteran PepsiCo executive, will assume the newly created role of executive vice president - Sales, North America Beverages (NAB), reporting to PepsiCo Americas Beverages CEO Massimo d'Amore. Greco's former role will be incorporated into a new, expanded sales and marketing leadership role. Named today as executive vice president - PepsiCo Sales and Marketing, is Salman Amin, who has led the company's businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
"As we work toward the close of our pending bottler transaction with PBG and PAS, we have an opportunity to reorganize our North American beverage selling organization for increased speed, efficiency and greater innovation," d'Amore said. "Taking our North America beverage selling organizations, and uniting them under a transformational leader with a proven track record is the right thing to do, and it's the right time to do it. Tom is uniquely, and extraordinarily well-prepared to drive these capabilities."
Greco began his career with PepsiCo in Canada in 1986, and has held a variety of positions in sales, marketing and general management. Since 2006, he has led PepsiCo's US sales organization -- driving the company's "Power of One" cross-divisional sales strategy. He received an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario, Canada, and an Honors Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University.
In his new role, Salman Amin will report to PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on global brands and marketing responsibilities, and to John Compton, CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, on PepsiCo Customer Team accountabilities. He will lead an integrated sales and marketing strategy with PepsiCo's global customers and drive the company's international marketing agenda for beverages and foods.
"Salman is a proven PepsiCo leader who has delivered exceptional results as he has transformed our UK portfolio, strengthened our brands, developed a stable of great talent and strategically positioned our business for growth," said Nooyi. "In a marketplace where global brands are increasingly vital, and more closely linked sales and marketing capabilities define future success, he is ideally suited to take this critical new role."
Amin's capabilities as an innovative leader have been well established since joining PepsiCo in 1995. Serving most recently as president - PepsiCo UK and Ireland, he has effectively led growth with the company's Walkers snack foods, Quaker breakfast cereals, and Tropicana and Copella fruit juices and smoothies businesses. Prior to this role, Salman was chief marketing officer for PepsiCo International.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. His work in consumer goods also includes 10 years with Procter & Gamble, where he held a variety of brand management positions working with hair care, paper, and food and beverage brands in the US, Germany, Middle East and Asia.
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PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 18 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in over 200 countries. With more than $43 billion in 2008 revenues, PepsiCo employs 198,000 people who are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.
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