PepsiCo appoints two to EVP posts

PURCHASE, N.Y. PepsiCo has appointed a 23-year veteran to the newly created role of EVP sales, North America beverages and another to EVP sales and marketing.

Tom Greco, a 23-year veteran, will report to PepsiCo Americas Beverages CEO Massimo d'Amore. Greco's former role will be incorporated into a new, expanded sales and marketing leadership role. Additionally, Salman Amin, who has led PepsiCo's business in the United Kingdom and Ireland, was named EVP sales and marketing at PepsiCo.

In his new role, Salman Amin will report to PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on global brands and marketing responsibilities, and to John Compton, CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, on PepsiCo Customer Team accountabilities. He will lead an integrated sales and marketing strategy with PepsiCo's global customers and drive the company's international marketing agenda for beverages and foods.

"As we work toward the close of our pending bottler transaction with PBG and PAS, we have an opportunity to reorganize our North American beverage selling organization for increased speed, efficiency and greater innovation," d'Amore said. "Taking our North America beverage selling organizations, and uniting them under a transformational leader with a proven track record is the right thing to do, and it's the right time to do it.  Tom is uniquely, and extraordinarily well-prepared to drive these capabilities."

Greco began his career with PepsiCo in Canada in 1986, and has held a variety of positions in sales, marketing and general management. Since 2006, he has led PepsiCo's U.S sales organization -- driving the company's "Power of One" cross-divisional sales strategy.

Meanwhile, Amin joined PepsiCo in 1995. Serving most recently as president PepsiCo UK and Ireland, he has effectively led growth with the company's Walkers snack foods, Quaker breakfast cereals, and Tropicana and Copella fruit juices and smoothies businesses.  Prior to this role, Salman was chief marketing officer for PepsiCo International.