PepsiCo Appoints New APAC Chief Executive Officer

Wern-Yuen Tan is tapped to lead the company’s Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and China business.

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PepsiCo, Inc. has named Wern-Yuen Tan as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and China (APAC), effective as of June 15. Tan comes to PepsiCo, Inc. from Walmart China, where he served as president and CEO. He previously was managing director for McDonald’s Taiwan and a principal at Boston Consulting Group.

Interim CEO of APAC Ram Krishnan will now transition fully to his role as global chief commercial officer of PepsiCo.


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