PepsiCo: New Chief Human Resources Officer
Ronald Schellekens, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, at PepsiCo, will retire at the end of this year. The company will welcome Becky Schmitt as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, who will report to PepsiCo's Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta and assume full accountabilities, effective October 1.
With almost 30 years of HR leadership experience, Schmitt will join the company from Cognizant, a multinational information technology services and consulting company. Previously, she was in various executive HR roles at Walmart, including Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO) of Sam's Club. Schmitt also spent 21 years with Accenture in multiple senior HR roles globally, including an assignment in India. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is currently a Board Member at Teach for America, NYC chapter.