PURCHASE, N.Y., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today announced that C.D. Glin, currently
President and CEO of the U.S. African Development Foundation
(USADF), has been appointed Vice President, Global Head of
Philanthropy for The PepsiCo Foundation, effective May 17, 2021. He will report to Jon Banner, Executive Vice President, Global
Communications and President of The PepsiCo Foundation.
In this role, Glin will be responsible for the daily management
of the Foundation. He will also oversee the Foundation's strategic
direction and continued focus on driving progress towards a more
sustainable food system. In addition, he will lead global internal
and external engagement around The PepsiCo Foundation's three core
pillars: Nutrition, Water, and Economic Resilience.
"We are thrilled to welcome C.D. Glin to PepsiCo as we step up
our efforts to deliver positive change for people and the planet,"
said Jon Banner. "C.D. is a highly
respected leader in philanthropy and sustainable development with a
global network in both developed and emerging markets. His
expertise across food and nutritional security and good water
stewardship will be an asset to PepsiCo, our Foundation, and all of
the communities we serve."
Glin joins PepsiCo following an unprecedented year of giving in
response to COVID-19. PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation invested
$71 million and worked with over 250
partners to bring food and other vital resources to more than 1,000
communities in over 60 countries most affected by the pandemic. The
Foundation also catalyzed an additional $59
million from other donors and engaged 7,000 employees in
over 40 countries to deliver 145 million nutritious meals to
at-risk populations.
"I am proud and humbled to join PepsiCo's philanthropy team,
which is renowned for its high-impact programs that tackle the
challenges facing the global food system and supporting local
communities," said C.D. Glin. "I look forward to building on my
global experience in philanthropy at the food, energy, and water
nexus to advance social impact initiatives in support of PepsiCo's
Winning with Purpose strategy."
Glin currently serves as President and CEO of the U.S. African
Development Foundation (USADF), an Africa-focused philanthropic organization
established by Congress to invest grant capital, build capacity,
and scale locally owned, sustainable solutions for underserved and
agricultural-dependent populations. In that role, he leads
strategy, operations, and strategic partnerships across 21 country
offices and has awarded over $150
million in funding to more than 1,500 grassroots
enterprises, non-profits, and community-based organizations. Prior
to USADF, Glin was an Associate Director in Nairobi, Kenya, at The Rockefeller Foundation.
While there, he led YieldWise, a $130
million effort to improve incomes and create jobs for
smallholder farmers by reducing post-harvest crop loss and
promoting sustainable sourcing in agriculture value chains.
Before The Rockefeller Foundation, Glin served as the first
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Global Partnerships at
the Peace Corps as an Obama Administration appointee. While at the
Peace Corps, he designed and executed the agency's first Strategic
Plan for Partnerships, generating and leveraging over $19.5 million in additional funding through
agreements with federal agencies, international NGOs, corporations,
and foundations. Earlier in his career, Glin was Vice President,
Business Development at PYXERA Global, a non-profit development
consulting firm, an independent economic development and community
engagement consultant based in Lagos and Kano, Nigeria and served as one of the first Peace
Corps Volunteers in South
Africa.
Glin earned a BA from Howard
University in Washington,
DC; a Master's Certificate in Business Management from
Freeman School of Business at
Tulane University in New Orleans, LA; and a Master's level Diploma
in Strategy and Innovation from the Said Business School at the
University of Oxford in the UK. He also
completed the Leadership for Senior Executives Program at Harvard
Business School.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion
times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the
world. PepsiCo generated more than $70 billion in net
revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage
portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker,
Tropicana and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a
wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands
that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated
annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in
Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. "Winning
with Purpose" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the
marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of our business
strategy and brands. For more information,
visit www.pepsico.com.
About The PepsiCo Foundation
Established in 1962, The PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic
arm of PepsiCo, invests in the essential elements of a sustainable
food system with a mission to support thriving communities. Working
with non-profits and experts around the globe, we're focused on
helping alleviate hunger, managing water and waste responsibly and
supporting women as champions of nutrition from farm to family. We
strive for tangible impact in the places where we live and
work—collaborating with industry peers, local and international
organizations, and our employees to affect large-scale change on
the issues that matter to us and are of global importance. Learn
more
at https://www.pepsico.com/sustainability/philanthropy.
Contact:
Carrie Ratner
carrie.ratner@pepsico.com
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