Keurig Dr Pepper Evolves Executive Leadership Team
Keurig Dr Pepper announced several leadership appointments to continue to drive its company strategy and deliver on its vision
Eric Gorli, president, US refreshment beverages, Sean Cronican, chief customer officer and Drew Panayiotou, chief marketing officer, Keurig Dr Pepper
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Keurig Dr Pepper announced the following changes, effective immediately, to its executive leadership team:
Eric Gorli, president, US refreshment beverages. Gorli will oversee KDP's $9 billion liquid refreshment business, which includes the carbonated soft drinks, still beverages and energy portfolios in the US. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the beverage industry, including nearly two decades in roles within The Coca-Cola Company's system across both bottling operations and Coca-Cola North America. Since joining KDP in 2015, Gorli has been a key leader in commercialization efforts across the enterprise, developing KDP's pricing, promotional and growth strategies, and serving most recently as chief commercial officer.
Sean Cronican, chief customer officer. With almost 30 years of sales experience, Cronican will lead KDP's customer-facing teams for all of the Company's customer partnerships in the US, including grocery, mass, club, small format, fountain foodservice and e-commerce. Having joined KDP in 2016, Cronican has held roles across sales and commercial leadership and has built and deepened many of KDP's critical customer relationships. Prior to KDP, Cronican spent nearly 20 years with Abbott Nutrition.
Drew Panayiotou, chief marketing officer. Panayiotou, who joined KDP this past November, expands his responsibilities to include Marketing for both US Refreshment Beverages and US coffee, along with enterprise Marketing Services. With nearly three decades of sales, marketing and general management experience, Panayiotou is accelerating a digital-first marketing approach at KDP.
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