PepsiCo Europe Appoints Archana Jagannathan as Chief Sustainability Officer

Mark Segal May 19, 2023

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today the appointment of Archana Jagannathan as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Europe, responsible for overseeing and accelerating sustainability goals across PepsiCo Europe, as well as for bringing an integrated approach to sustainability planning and execution.

Jagannathan joined PepsiCo in 2018, and has most recently been serving as Head of Sustainability for PepsiCo UK&I and leading on Climate, Energy and Water across Europe. She takes over the position from Katharina Stenholm, who was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer of dsm-firmenich earlier this week.

Jagannathan said:

“PepsiCo has long had a strong vision and commitment to its sustainability agenda and pep+ provides the entire organization with a clear roadmap to sustainably grow and bring value to the planet and people.

“We’re taking significant action to deliver on that vision and I look forward to continuing my work embedding pep+ into our decision making and wider business strategy.”

Jagannathan will report to PepsiCo Europe CEO, Silviu Popovici, and PepsiCo global Chief Sustainability Officer, Jim Andrew.

Mark founded ESG Today following a 20 year career in investment management and research. Prior to founding ESG Today, Mark worked at Delaney Capital Management (DCM) in Toronto, Canada, most recently as the firm’s head of U.S. equities. While at DCM, Mark was part of the firm’s ESG team, responsible for evaluating and tracking the sustainability factors impacting portfolio companies, and assessing the suitability of companies for portfolio inclusion. Mark also spent several years in the sell-side research industry, covering the technology and services sectors. Mark holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, and is a CFA charterholder.