PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Promoting from within, PepsiCo tapped Anne Fink, previously COO of PepsiCo North America Foodservice, to serve as president of PepsiCo Global Foodservice. In this role, Fink will oversee sales, marketing, strategy and operations for PepsiCo’s North American and Global Foodservice channels, which include restaurants, workplace, lodging, recreation, retail, colleges and universities, and theaters.
In her years with PepsiCo, Fink has served in various leadership positions where she has developed broad and diverse business and general management expertise spanning foodservice, retail, strategic customer management, marketing, operations, franchise management and business development, according to the company.
Prior to the COO position, Fink was the senior vice president and chief customer officer for PepsiCo Sales where she led strategic customer management for all retail channels of business in the U.S. and also led the company’s Global Sales Leadership Council.
Fink is a board member of the National Restaurant Association and previously served on the Industry Affairs Council of the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Food Marketing Institute's Foundation Board of Trustees. She is an executive sponsor for Pinnacle, PepsiCo’s women’s leadership program.
Prior to joining PepsiCo, Fink worked in the E&J Gallo Winery's Management Development Program. She holds a degree in economics from the College of the Holy Cross where she currently serves as a member of the board of trustees.
Fink fills the role left open in February when Kirk Tanner was promoted to president and COO of Pepsi North American Beverages.
Also, PepsiCo named Jody Davids senior vice president and global chief information officer.
Davids leads PepsiCo’s business and information solutions team, which delivers corporate IT and includes 3,700 associates globally. The group focuses on business process improvement, collaboration and data analytics, among other responsibilities.
She replaces Robert Dixon, who retired after more than eight years at the company.
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