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Ramon L. Laguarta
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
7 yr
12 reports
PepsiCo, Inc. ·PEP
Six operating CEOs run distinct global food and beverage units
Food & Beverage · Fortune #43 · Divisional structure · 318K employees · Purchase, NY
11
CEO span
↑ wider than peers (avg 9)
2.7
Avg span
moderate
2
Max depth
flat for 318K emp
3.3 yr
Avg tenure
73%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-27 · 10-K
Revenue
$93.9B
Operating income
$11.5B
Net income
$8.2B
Total assets
$107.4B
Shares out
1.37B
Sourced from PepsiCo, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-27 ↗ View on SEC
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Six operating CEOs report directly to PepsiCo’s CEO, a rare structure at this scale. This page maps PepsiCo’s divisional leadership across regions and categories, details the executive team, recent leadership changes, and compares the structure with global food and beverage peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Jamie Caulfield departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Retired following CFO transition; services through May 15, 2026.
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- Consolidate International CEOs Group international food and beverage CEOs under a single International President to reduce CEO span.
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The people
Who's running this
12 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Ram Krishnan
Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo North America
North America
1 yr
0 reports
Steve Schmitt
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Gregg Roden
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Operations
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Silviu Popovici
Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa
EMEA
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Athina Kanioura
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America Foods and EVP Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
Latin America
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Steven Williams
Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman, Global Chief Commercial Officer & Corporate Affairs
Commercial
5 yr
0 reports
Becky Schmitt
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Human Resources
2 yr
0 reports
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David Flavell
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Legal
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Anne Tse
Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Foods
Asia Pacific
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Eugene Willemsen
Chief Executive Officer, International Beverages
International Beverages
4 yr
0 reports
Jane Wakely
Executive Vice President, Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer & Chief Growth Officer, International Foods
Marketing
2 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Ramon L. Laguarta $23.9M
- Base salary
- $1.80M
- Stock awards
- $3.14M
- Non-equity incentive
- $5.77M
- Pension change
- $4.13M
- Other
- $652K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
6×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Executives and directors are subject to stock ownership guidelines based on multiples of salary or retainer.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon L. Laguarta | 320K | <1% |
The businesses
How PepsiCo, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
North America
120K employees
CEO, PepsiCo North America (Ram Krishnan)
Largest division covering U.S. and Canada foods and beverages.
Europe, Middle East and Africa
80K employees
CEO, EMEA (Silviu Popovici)
Integrated foods and beverages across EMEA markets.
Asia Pacific Foods
45K employees
CEO, Asia Pacific Foods (Anne Tse)
Convenient foods across Asia Pacific including China and India.
Latin America Foods
40K employees
CEO, Latin America Foods (Athina Kanioura)
Snack and food businesses across Latin America.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Six operating CEOs reporting directly to Ramon Laguarta make PepsiCo unusually decentralized for a consumer staples giant.
The org chart shows geographic and category CEOs—North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific Foods, Latin America Foods, and International Beverages—each with P&L authority. This divisional design pushes accountability close to markets while keeping functional chiefs like CFO, COO, and CPO centralized.
The structure reflects PepsiCo’s long-standing balance of snacks and beverages across regions. Notably, North America alone is led by a dedicated CEO overseeing both foods and beverages categories, while international businesses are split by geography and product type. The result is a wide CEO span but limited hierarchy depth, supporting faster local decisions.
- Multiple operating CEOs report directly to the CEO
- Clear separation of Foods and Beverages internationally
The comparison
How PepsiCo, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like Coca‑Cola and Nestlé, PepsiCo places more CEOs directly under the group CEO rather than funneling regions through a single international president. Coca‑Cola centralizes bottler strategy under a COO, while Nestlé relies on zone heads with fewer direct reports to the CEO. PepsiCo’s model …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
PepsiCo, Inc.
2 levels
5 levels
Nestlé
6 levels
Unilever
6 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
PepsiCo, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Nestlé — no COO — no CAIO
Unilever — no COO ✓ CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
PepsiCo named Steve Schmitt CFO in late 2025, replacing retiring Jamie Caulfield, and elevated Steven Williams to global commercial leadership.
- departedJamie Caulfield Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Retired following CFO transition; services through May 15, 2026.
Source - Date not confirmed promotedSteven Williams Global Chief Commercial Officer & Corporate Affairs
Transitioned from CEO, North America effective Dec 28, 2025.
Source - Date not confirmed newSteve Schmitt Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Appointed CFO effective Nov 10, 2025.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-27
- CEO
- Ramon L. Laguarta
- CEO span
- 10
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 3.2 yr
New CFO appointment expanded external hiring at the top.
Named executive officers (5)
- Ramon L. Laguarta - Chairman and CEO since 2018
- Steve Schmitt - EVP and CFO since 2025
- Steven Williams - EVP and Vice Chairman since 2020
- Silviu Popovici - CEO, EMEA since 2021
- Becky Schmitt - EVP and CPO since 2024
Year-over-year changes
The main change was the external hire of a new CFO, increasing CEO span and reducing average tenure.
- CEO span: 9 → 10
- C-suite size: 6 → 7
- Avg tenure: 3.8 → 3.2 yr
- new Steve Schmitt - EVP and CFO (DEF 14A 2026-03-27)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of PepsiCo?
Ramon L. Laguarta has served as Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo since 2018.
What type of organizational structure does PepsiCo use?
PepsiCo uses a divisional structure organized by geography and product category.
How many direct reports does PepsiCo's CEO have?
As of 2026, the CEO has 11 direct reports.
How has PepsiCo's leadership changed recently?
In late 2025, PepsiCo appointed Steve Schmitt as CFO and moved Steven Williams into a global commercial role.
Who reports directly to PepsiCo's CEO?
Direct reports include multiple regional and category CEOs along with core functional chiefs like the CFO and COO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Oct 9 2025
- 8-K Filing, Dec 15 2025
- SEC EDGAR: PepsiCo, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: PepsiCo, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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