PepsiCo Appoints New Senior Leadership

Athina Kanioura has been tapped to lead company-wide transformation and end-to-end strategy, including the company’s digitalization and data strategy.

Morgan Smith
Sep 14th, 2020
Athina Kanioura, Pepsico

PepsiCo, Inc. has appointed Athina Kanioura as executive vice president, as well as chief strategy and transformation officer. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Kanioura was at Accenture for 15 years, most recently serving as its chief analytics officer and global head of applied intelligence. She previously held a variety of positions at companies such as P&G, Unilever, Philip Morris, Vodafone, and BP.


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