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Athina Kanioura
David Almeida
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Athina Kanioura

Title: CEO of Latin America- Global Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
Company: PepsiCo Industry: Food & Beverage
Athina’ s remit now spans both PepsiCo’ s global transformation agenda and its Latin America Foods business. She became CEO of Latin America Foods in December 2025, adding the role to her position as Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer. Previously, she spent 15 years at Accenture, where she built its Applied Intelligence practice into a global operation focused on AI and analytics.

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David Almeida

Title: Chief Strategy and Technology Officer Company: AB InBev Industry: Food & Beverage
David joined AmBev in 1998, before it merged with Interbrew to create InBev in 2004 and later became AB InBev through the 2008 Anheuser- Busch deal. He went on to lead the Anheuser-Busch combination and later the SABMiller integration. Today, he brings that M & A experience to AB InBev’ s strategy and technology agenda.
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