Kirk Tanner — President of North America Beverages and Chief Operating Officer of North America Beverages at PepsiCo | Comparably
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PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with a product portfolio including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. At PepsiCo, you get the best of both worlds: an entrepreneur’s mindset plus reach and resources. Our collaborative culture and worldwide presence generate a stream of new opportunities to define the future and propel your life’s work. Bring your unique perspective. Bring curiosity. Bring ingenuity, and drive. We’ll give you a platform to be daring on a global scale. Mission: Create more smiles with every sip and every bite. read more
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Kirk Tanner — President of North America Beverages and Chief Operating Officer of North America Beverages at PepsiCo

Kirk Tanner — President of North America Beverages and Chief Operating Officer of North America Beverages at PepsiCo

Executive Bio

Mr. Kirk Tanner has been the President of North America Beverages and Chief Operating Officer of North America Beverages at Pepsico, Inc. since April 2016 and December 2015 respectively. Mr. Tanner served as President of Global Foodservice at Pepsico, Inc. from 2014 to April 2016. Mr. Tanner served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of West Business Division, which includes the Heartland, Midwest, Texoma, Mountain, Pacific Northwest and California regions at Frito-Lay North America, Inc. since February 2012. Mr. Tanner served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of West Business Division at Frito-Lay, Inc. from 2009 to 2013. Since joined PepsiCo in 1992, he has served in several leadership roles including: Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America's Mountain Region from 2005 to 2008; Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America's Mid-America region from 2002 to 2005; and Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America's California region from 2000 to 2002. Prior to PepsiCo, he worked for Procter & Gamble. His focus is to provide customers with innovative food, beverage, equipment and packaging solutions and to leverage PepsiCo's diverse portfolio of muscular brands led by Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Lipton Iced Tea, Starbucks, Lay's, Doritos, Gatorade, Quaker and Tropicana. In his 24-year PepsiCo career, he has lived and worked in 11 domestic and international locations and has had numerous positions including Vice President of Sales at PepsiCo Impulse (UK and Ireland) from 2008 to 2009. His vast experience across sales, operations, customer marketing, distribution and channel development has given him a deep understanding of PepsiCo's go-to-market systems, both in foods and beverages, as well as the varying needs of customers and consumers all over the world. He has led several successful multi-cultural initiatives that resulted in multiple product introductions across the food and beverage portfolio. He serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Utah.

Executive Team Culture Ratings from PepsiCo Employees

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PepsiCo's Executive Team scores in the Top 40%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Department - Communications 95/100
Tenure - 5 to 10 Years 93/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 92/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Tenure - Less than 1 Year 39/100
Ethnicity - Other 49/100
Department - Operations 57/100

PepsiCo's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 747 ratings, PepsiCo's employees are satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a ā€œB-ā€ or 68/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Communications department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Operations department.

PepsiCo's Executive Team ranks in the Top 50% of other companies in New York and Top 40% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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