Leadership
TOM GRECO
President
Frito-Lay North America
Tom Greco is president of Frito-Lay North America, where he leads PepsiCo’s $13 billion snack and convenient foods business.
Tom assumed this role in September 2011, after serving as executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Pepsi Beverages Company (PBC), where he was responsible for leading PBC’s retail selling efforts across the United States and Canada. Before that, he was executive vice president of sales for PepsiCo’s North America Beverages organization and president of global sales for PepsiCo. He also previously served as president of Frito Lay Canada and senior vice president of sales for Frito-Lay North America. He joined PepsiCo in Canada in 1986.
Before joining PepsiCo, Tom worked at Procter & Gamble. He graduated with a bachelor of commerce degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and received an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario. He serves as co-chair of the Food Marketing Institute's Associate Member Advisor Board.
Marc Guay
President
PepsiCo Foods Canada
Marc Guay is president of PepsiCo Foods Canada, which includes the Frito Lay Canada and Quaker Foods and Snacks businesses. He has held this role since 2008.
Marc began his career with PepsiCo in Canada in 1986. Since then, he held a variety of positions, primarily in sales and general management, including senior vice president of sales and marketing, vice president of sales, and area vice president for Hostess Frito-Lay’s eastern and western areas, before becoming the Frito Lay Canada president in 2001. Before joining PepsiCo, Marc worked for Procter and Gamble.
Marc holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from l’École des Hautes Études Commerciales (affiliée à l’Université de Montréal). He has been actively involved in the Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) Industry Association for several years, serving on its board of directors since 2001. He was appointed and served as chair in 2007. In 2008, Marc joined the board of directors of The Grocery Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping underprivileged children.
Marc Kesselman
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Frito-Lay North America
Marc Kesselman is senior vice president and general counsel of PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division. Marc oversees legal, regulatory and policy issues relating to Frito-Lay’s $13 billion snack food business and its 45,000+ employees.
Before joining Frito-Lay, Marc served as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. After being nominated to this position by the U.S. President and unanimously confirmed by the Senate, Marc advised the Secretary of Agriculture and directed all legal activity for the department. He led a team of more than 300 legal professionals in 18 offices across the country.
Before joining the USDA, Marc served as deputy general counsel in the White House Office of Management and Budget, where he handled a wide range of regulatory, budgetary and legal policy matters, mediated interagency disputes and formulated presidential executive orders. Marc also worked at the U.S. Department of Justice as senior counsel in the Office of Legal Policy, and as a trial attorney in the civil division.
Previously, Marc worked as an attorney at a Washington, D.C. law firm. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Hon. Julia S. Gibbons, then chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
A native of Memphis, Marc graduated with high honors from Cornell University, and with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
George Legge
Chief Financial Officer
Frito-Lay North America
George Legge is chief financial officer of Frito-Lay North America, responsible for driving the continuous annual growth and overseeing finance, productivity, control, transformation and SAP implementation for PepsiCo’s $13 billion snack and convenient foods business. He assumed this role in December 2010.
George, a 25-year PepsiCo veteran, previously served as CFO and global transformation officer for PepsiCo Strategic Supply Management. George’s other PepsiCo experience includes a wide range of leadership positions in both North American and international operations. Starting in 2004, he led One Up, PepsiCo’s enterprise system initiative to harmonize business practices to leverage scale, build flexibility and support growth. George also previously served as CFO of PepsiCo Europe, and CFO of Frito-Lay Europe, Africa and Middle East. Before that, he was vice president of customer delivery for Frito-Lay North America. George also held numerous roles in finance, sales and operations at Frito-Lay North America before becoming general manager of Frito-Lay Hawaii and then area vice president of Frito-Lay in Minneapolis. He began his career in Pepsi-Cola North America as a business planner.
George earned his bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Florida and his MBA from the University of Georgia.
Randy Melville
Senior Vice President & General Manager of Central Business Unit
Frito-Lay North America
Randy assumed this role in January 2011, after serving as senior vice president of sales for Frito-Lay since 2006. Before that, he was vice president and general manager of sales for Frito-Lay’s southern division, chief customer officer for Frito-Lay, and vice president of urban/ethnic marketing for Pepsi-Cola Co. He joined Frito-Lay in 1993. Before leaving Frito-Lay for two years to lead Maytag’s sales organization as senior vice president, Randy was vice president of sales in Texas and Colorado for Frito-Lay.
Before joining Frito-Lay, Randy held numerous leadership positions with Procter & Gamble. He graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
Jaime Montemayor
Senior Vice President & CIO
Frito-Lay North America
Jaime Montemayor is senior vice president and chief information officer for Frito-Lay North America. He is responsible for the strategy, planning and delivery of IT capabilities and services for Frito-Lay.
Previously, Jaime was senior vice president and CIO of PepsiCo Transformation, responsible for the delivery of SAP and Data IT solutions for Quaker, Tropicana and Pepsi-Cola North America. Before this appointment, Jaime served as CIO for Frito-Lay North America and Frito-Lay International, including all IT operations for Quaker snacks and foods outside the U.S.
Jaime joined PepsiCo in 1995 as CIO for PepsiCo’s Gamesa business, Mexico’s largest cookie and biscuit company. Before joining PepsiCo, Jaime was a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton and a technical director with Oracle Corp. in Europe and Latin America.
Jaime received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Anindita Mukherjee
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Frito-Lay North America
Anindita (Ann) Mukherjee is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Frito-Lay North America. She leads Frito-Lay’s best-in-class marketing disciplines -- brand marketing, advertising, customer marketing, in addition to insights, innovation and marketing services. Before becoming CMO, Ann was group vice president of marketing for all Frito-Lay core brands. Ann started her career with PepsiCo in 2005 at Frito-Lay’s Convenience Foods division, where she led marketing, new product innovation, consumer insights and strategy and for all Quaker snacks.
Ann has more than 15 years of brand management and marketing experience. She started her marketing career working on new product development for Citibank Diners Club. She then moved to Kraft, where for nearly 11 years she worked across several brands, including Kraft Mac ‘N Cheese, Kraft Singles, Taco Bell, Minute Rice, Stove Top Stuffing, Velveeta and DiGiorno. She also worked on developing global new products for Kraft.
Ann received her bachelor’s degree and her MBA from the University of Chicago. In 2007, Advertising Age named Ann one of the “Top 30 Women to Watch,” and Brandweek named her one of its “Marketers of the Year.”
Daniel Naor
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Innovation
Frito-Lay North America
He assumed this role in January 2011, after serving as senior vice president of business innovation, where he led a team that developed a range of go-to-market and supply chain initiatives for Frito-Lay North America and PepsiCo Americas Foods.
Before joining Frito-Lay in 2002, Daniel was a partner and management group member at McKinsey & Co. From 1990 to 2002, he directed and managed more than 100 projects in strategy, organization and operational improvement areas. He served clients in the United States, Europe and Latin America in the consumer goods, retail, high-tech and industrial sectors as a leader of the global operations strategy and effectiveness practice.
Before McKinsey, Daniel worked at Elop Electro-optics Industries (now Elbit Systems) in project management and marketing leadership roles. He began his career at the Israeli Air Force, where he held several responsibilities as department commander and project officer in field and headquarters roles. Daniel earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration.
Vivek Sankaran
Senior Vice President & General Manager of South Business Unit
Frito-Lay North America
Vivek Sankaran is senior vice president and general manager of Frito-Lay’s South business unit, which includes the company’s Southeast, Carolina, Central Gulf and Florida regions. Vivek assumed this role in January 2011, after serving as PepsiCo’s senior vice president for Corporate Strategy and Development, where he was responsible for guiding the company’s strategic direction.
Before joining PepsiCo in 2009, Vivek was a partner at McKinsey and Co., one of the world’s leading strategy consulting firms. He served several Fortune 100 companies with a focus on retail and high tech. He co-led the firm’s North American purchasing and supply management practice and was on the leadership team of the North American retail practice. Before working for McKinsey, Vivek was a service engineer for Xerox and a manufacturing engineer for Bekaert, a global wire manufacturer.
Vivek has an MBA from the University of Michigan, a master's degree in manufacturing from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai.
Dave Scalera
Senior Vice President & General Manager of North Business Unit
Frito-Lay North America
Dave Scalera is senior vice president and general manager of Frito-Lay’s North business unit, which includes the company’s Northeast, New York, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-America regions.
Dave assumed this role in January 2011, after serving as division vice president of sales for Frito-Lay since 2006. His other roles in his 25 years with Frito-Lay have included region vice president of sales for New York and region vice president of sales for North Texas. He joined Frito-Lay in 1986 as a sales operations leader after serving as a captain in the U.S. Army.
Dave has been instrumental in leading Frito-Lay’s diversity and inclusion efforts and serves as executive sponsor of Valor, PepsiCo’s employee resource group for military veterans and their supporters.
Dave holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Seton Hall University and an MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Leslie Starr Keating
Senior Vice President of Operations
Frito-Lay North America
Leslie Starr Keating is senior vice president of operations for Frito-Lay North America, a position she assumed in February 2008. Leslie leads Frito-Lay’s 22,000-person strong operations team, which is responsible for making and moving Frito-Lay snacks throughout the United States and Canada. Before her current assignment, Leslie held various positions with Frito-Lay in field operations and headquarters.
Before joining PepsiCo in 1985, Leslie spent four years at Procter & Gamble. She received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Georgia State.
Kirk Tanner
Senior Vice President & General Manager of West Business Unit
Frito-Lay North America
Kirk Tanner is the senior vice president and general manager of Frito-Lay's West business unit, which includes the company's Southern California, Northern California, Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions.
Kirk assumed this role in January 2011, after serving as division vice president of sales for Frito-Lay. Since joining PepsiCo in 1992, Kirk has served in several leadership roles, including region vice president for Frito-Lay's Mountain and Mid- America regions, vice president of impulse sales for PepsiCo in the U.K. and Ireland, and director of sales and team lead for PepsiCo's Sam's Club business.
Before joining PepsiCo, Kirk worked for Procter & Gamble. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Utah.
Michele Thatcher
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Frito-Lay North America
Michele Thatcher is senior vice president of Human Resources for Frito-Lay North America, where she is responsible for areas including recruiting, organizational management and design, talent development, benefits and compensation, diversity and inclusion and more. Her team includes members from almost every department of the Frito-Lay organization.
Michele previously served as Frito-Lay’s vice president and general counsel. Before joining the company in 1998, she was partner at Baker Botts in the employment law section.
Michele received a bachelor’s degree with honors from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Southern Methodist University.
Randy Whaley
Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer
Frito-Lay North America
Randy assumed this role in January 2011, after serving as senior vice president and general manager for Frito-Lay North America’s immediate consumption portfolio, where he was responsible for single-serve sales, profits and share across salty snacks, meats, cookies, crackers, nuts and seeds.
For the previous seven years, Randy was senior vice president and general manager for PepsiCo Sales, responsible for the company’s global business with Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club. Before that, Randy was vice president of customer development, responsible for PepsiCo's Power-of-One sales efforts with strategic customers.
Randy has served in a variety of other leadership roles since joining PepsiCo in 1982. In 1986, he joined Frito-Lay’s operations team, developing the company's first backhaul program. In 1988, he joined Frito-Lay’s vending and foodservice division, and in 1990, he moved to Frito-Lay’s retail sales division in Michigan. In 1992, he became director of business planning at Frito-Lay headquarters in Plano, Texas. He then served in Frito-Lay’s international division in 1994, before becoming vice president of customer development for Frito-Lay in 1996.
Randy received his bachelor's degree in marketing from Michigan State University and his MBA in finance from Xavier University.
Christopher Wyse
Vice President of Public Affairs
Frito-Lay North America
Christopher Wyse is vice president of public affairs for Frito-Lay North America, where he is responsible for internal and external communications across customers, employees, the media and other key stakeholders.
Chris joined Frito-Lay in June 2010, after serving for 13 years at Whirlpool Corp. in all aspects of communications. Most recently, he was corporate director of global communications for Whirlpool, leading corporate public relations, reputation management, crisis mitigation, product recalls, media relations and financial and employee communications. While at Whirlpool, Chris drove high employee engagement scores through traditional and digital global internal communications channels and oversaw several award-winning annual reports.
Previously, Chris held roles in marketing and communications at BBDO and J. Walter Thompson.
Chris holds a master of business administration degree from Loyola University in Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University.
Mike Zbuchalski
Senior Vice President of Research & Development
Frito-Lay North America
Mike Zbuchalski is senior vice president of research and development for Frito-Lay North America. In this role, Mike leads Frito-Lay’s team of innovative engineers, scientists and culinary chefs who are creating healthier snacking and environmentally sustainable packaging.
Since joining Frito-Lay in 1995, Mike has led many of Frito-Lay’s new products and strategic innovation platforms. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech. He is the executive sponsor of Frito-Lay’s Support Team Connection employee resource group.
Paul Zmigrosky
Senior Vice President of Strategic Sourcing Management
PepsiCo Americas Foods
Paul Zmigrosky is senior vice president of strategic sourcing management for PepsiCo Americas Foods, which includes Frito-Lay North America. Paul is responsible for procurement, logistics and supply chain management for all raw materials, contract manufactured finished goods, and other goods and services to support Frito-Lay’s U.S. and Canadian operations and Quaker Foods, as well as all procurement and commodity risk management for PepsiCo’s global commodity and ingredient requirements. Paul has been with PepsiCo for more than 30 years, and has held numerous leadership positions in both operations and finance as well as strategic sourcing.
Paul graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and holds an MBA from the University of Texas. Paul serves as chairman of Share Plus Federal Bank, is a member of the Dallas Zoological Society board of directors and has also served on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Competitiveness Council.