Jason Mcdonell

Biography

 Jason is the President of PepsiCo Foods Canada, and was appointed to this role on July 21, 2015.  Jason has been with PepsiCo for 17 years, and has a wealth of knowledge in general management, sales and marketing from his roles in PepsiCo’s foods and snacks businesses across Canada and the United States. At the beginning of his PepsiCo career, Jason worked in Brand Marketing in Canada on some of the company’s biggest brands including Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, before moving to the U.S. with Frito Lay North America in Plano, Texas, as a Director of Marketing. Jason then moved over to sales at Frito-Lay North America as the VP/GM for Customer Strategy, before taking on a broader PepsiCo role as VP/GM PepsiCo Sales in California. Jason returned to Canada in 2011 as the Chief Marketing Officer for PepsiCo Foods Canada. Jason then moved to a field assignment in 2013 as GM Field Sales role leading the Ontario Area – the country’s largest direct store delivery (DSD) retail area.   Jason was promoted in 2015 to his most recent role, VP/GM Field Sales for Canada, where he was responsible for Go-To-Market, Foodservice and the Ontario, East and West regions of Canada. Prior to PepsiCo, Jason worked in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble and he holds an Honours Business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is very thankful for the opportunities and experience he obtained as a youth growing up in Chatham and has made it his focus to give back to youth.  In addition to public speaking at many youth leadership seminars, he has also been a Board of Director for Optimist Clubs, Board of Director for Do Something (not for profit focused on supporting youth and developing future leaders).

Research Interest

Brand Marketing