Kirk Tanner
management
Pepsi Bottling Group
India
Biography
Kirk Tanner is president and chief operating officer of North America Beverages (NAB). He assumed his current role in March, 2016. A 24-year veteran of PepsiCo with strong leadership experience across beverages, snacks and foodservice, Kirk leads all aspects of PepsiCo’s beverage business in North America.
Research Interest
Prior to this role, Kirk was chief operating officer of NAB and president of Global Foodservice. Under his leadership, the division introduced on-trend, transformative innovation including the Pepsi Spire fountain portfolio, STUBBORN Soda, Doritos Loaded and Hello Goodness Vending. In his role as chief operating officer of NAB, he was responsible for expanding partnerships and driving growth across PepsiCo’s foodservice and retail customer base in North America and foodservice operations globally.