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Hugh F. Johnston, 54, was appointed Vice Chairman, PepsiCo in July 2015 and Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo in March 2010. Mr. Johnston assumed responsibility for the Company’s
global e-commerce business and Quaker Foods North America division in December 2014 and the Company’s
global business and information solutions function in July 2015. He previously held the position of Executive
Vice President, Global Operations from November 2009 to March 2010 and the position of President of
Pepsi-Cola North America from November 2007 to November 2009. He was formerly PepsiCo’s Executive
Vice President, Operations, a position he held from October 2006 until November 2007. From April 2005
until October 2006, Mr. Johnston was PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President, Transformation. Prior to that, he
served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods from November
2002 through March 2005, and as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions from March
2002 until November 2002. Mr. Johnston joined PepsiCo in 1987 as a Business Planner and held various
finance positions until 1999 when he left to join Merck & Co., Inc. as Vice President, Retail, a position which
he held until he rejoined PepsiCo in 2002. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 1987, Mr. Johnston was with General
Electric Company in a variety of finance positions.
Dr. Mehmood Khan, 57, was appointed Vice Chairman, PepsiCo in February 2015 and Executive Vice
President, PepsiCo Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development in May 2012. He previously
held the position of Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo’s Global Nutrition Group from November 2010 to
May 2012 and the position of PepsiCo’s Chief Scientific Officer from 2008 to May 2012. Prior to joining
PepsiCo, Dr. Khan served for five years at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in various leadership roles including
President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Khan also served at the Mayo Clinic
from 2001 until 2003 as the director of the Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Clinical Unit and as
Consultant Physician in Endocrinology.
Ramon Laguarta, 52, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa in July 2015. Mr.
Laguarta previously served as Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Europe from January 2015 to July 2015, as
President, Developing & Emerging Markets, PepsiCo Europe from 2012 to January 2015 and as President,
PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Laguarta joined PepsiCo in 1996 as a marketing
vice president for Spain Snacks and served in a variety of positions, including as Commercial Vice President
of PepsiCo Europe from 2006 to 2008, General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices from 2002 to 2006
and General Manager for Greece Snacks from 1999 to 2001. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 1996, Mr. Laguarta
worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., where he worked in several international assignments in Europe and the
United States.
Laxman Narasimhan, 48, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Latin America in July 2015. Mr.
Narasimhan previously served as Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Latin America Foods from September
2014 to July 2015 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a
business unit that had previously included the Company’s Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Foods North
America and Latin America Foods divisions, from 2012 to September 2014. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 2012,
Mr. Narasimhan spent 19 years at McKinsey & Company, where he served in various positions, including
as a director and location manager of the New Delhi office and co-leader of the global consumer and shopper
insights practice.