Ramon L. Laguarta

Ramon L. Laguarta

Chairman and CEO at PepsiCo
Company Tenure: 28 years
Education:
ESADE (M.B.A.) Arizona State University (M.M.)
Biography:

Ramon Laguarta has served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of PepsiCo since October 2018, and assumed the role of Chairman of the board in February 2019. Mr. Laguarta ihas also served on the Board of Directors at Visa since 2019. Mr. Laguarta previously served as President from 2017 to 2018. Prior to serving as President, Mr. Laguarta held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in Europe, including as Commercial Vice President of PepsiCo Europe from 2006 to 2008, PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region from 2008 to 2012, President of Developing & Emerging Markets, PepsiCo Europe from 2012 to 2015, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Europe in 2015, and Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa from 2015 until 2017. From 2002 to 2006, he was General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices, and from 1999 to 2001 a General Manager for Greece Snacks. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 1996 as a Marketing Vice President for Spain Snacks, Mr. Laguarta worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., where he worked in several international assignments in Europe and the United States.

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Affiliated Companies

PepsiCo

PepsiCo
Visa

Visa

Key Statements

“Positive Value Chain. This is where we focus on making products in a way that builds a circular and inclusive economy. This pillar has a very strong climate focus, including our goal to reach net zero emissions by 2040, one decade earlier than called for in the Paris Agreement.”

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“Well climate change is important to PepsiCo because we recognize that it presents a global threat to our communities and our business, impacting consumer loyalty, supply in resiliency and access to capital.”

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