Yiannis Petrides
President, PBG Europe

Yiannis Petrides was appointed President, PBG Europe in June 2000, with responsibilities for PBG’s operations in Spain, Greece, Russia and Turkey. Prior to that, he served as Business Unit General Manager for PBG in Spain and Greece.

Mr. Petrides joined PepsiCo in 1987 and spent his first five years in a series of marketing and franchise management positions with the Company’s international beverage division. In 1993, Mr. Petrides was named General Manager of Frito-Lay’s Greek operation with additional responsibility for the Balkan countries. Two years later, he was appointed Business Unit General Manager for Pepsi-Cola International’s bottling operation in Spain.

Prior to his Pepsi tenure, Mr. Petrides worked for the Procter & Gamble Company in the Middle East and United States.

Mr. Petrides earned a bachelor's and master's degree in economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.