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10 PepsiCo engineering leaders
These ten PepsiCo engineering leaders hold or have held vice president, senior director and director engineering roles at PepsiCo, covering regions, R&D, supply chain and process engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in food and beverage companies.
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01—10Altuğ Akduman
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · PepsiCo
Director Of Engineering at PepsiCo since April 2022; the profile headline places the role in Central Europe and describes leading the engineering and project management strategy to drive the design and execution of capital investments in Central Europe. Former Sr. Engineering Manager (2020–2022) and Senior Project Manager (2014–2020) at PepsiCo.
Damian Costa
LinkedInExperience: Global R&D Eng Director - Plano, TX · PepsiCo
Global R&D Eng Director - Plano, TX at PepsiCo since April 2024, a role the source tags at Director level. Former Global Snacks Processing Director - Plano, TX (2018–2024), Maintenance and Engineering Sr. Manager - Aberdeen, MD (2011–2018) and Maintenance and Engineering Sr. Manager - York, PA (2005–2011) at PepsiCo.
Edgar Valladares
LinkedInExperience: LatAm Engineering Director · PepsiCo
LatAm Engineering Director at PepsiCo since April 2016, a role the source tags at Director level and places in Monterrey, Mexico. Former Environmental Sustainability and Compliance Director at PepsiCo (2011–2016), with an Environmental Sustainability Manager Mexico role at PepsiCo ending in 2011 also listed.
Jennifer Quinn
LinkedInExperience: Global Engineering Director · PepsiCo
Global Engineering Director at PepsiCo since January 2015, a role the profile headline ties to PepsiCo Concentrate and the source lists under PepsiCo Worldwide Flavours at Director level. Former Engineering Director at GSK (2012–2015), with an Engineering Director role at Pfizer ending in 2012 also listed.
John Eberle
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Of Engineering · PepsiCo
Vice President Of Engineering at PepsiCo since March 2022, a role the source lists at the President/Vice President level in the Engineering and Technical department in Plano, Texas. The profile also lists a Sr. Director of Engineering role at PepsiCo with no end date; that row's start date is 1988, so the listing does not show when the senior director title began.
Patrick Beaulieu
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · PepsiCo
Director of Engineering at PepsiCo since January 2023; the profile describes the role as Director of Engineering for Pepsico Foods Canada and Pepsico North America Programs Deployment. Former Sr Division Capital Engineering Manager (2013–2022) and Technical Manager (2007–2013) at PepsiCo.
Phil Lawson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · PepsiCo
Former Director of Engineering at PepsiCo (2010–2023); the profile describes managing a team of three staff engineers implementing packaging innovation and capacity projects across hot fill brands, and delivering the capital plan across company owned sites. Former Sr Principal Engineer (2004–2010) and Engineering And Maintenance Manager (2000–2004) at PepsiCo.
Rick Van Dyke
LinkedInExperience: Supply Chain Engineering Sr Director · PepsiCo
Supply Chain Engineering Sr Director at PepsiCo since July 2022; the profile describes leading enterprise engineering strategy and execution across manufacturing and warehouse systems, including automation, controls (OT) and digital transformation initiatives spanning 150+ plants. The profile also lists a Supply Chain Engineering Director role at PepsiCo ending in 2022.
Terry Tae-il Chung
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Process Engineering & Technology · PepsiCo
Senior Director of Process Engineering & Technology at PepsiCo since March 2025, a role the source tags at Director level. Former Senior Director of Engineering - Connected & Smart Tech. Equipment, Global R&D at PepsiCo (2010–2025), former Vice President of Engineering at Prince Castle (2008–2010) and former Vice President of Product Engineering at Cornelius (1999–2008).
Wim Koopmans
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director Western Europe · PepsiCo
Engineering Director Western Europe at PepsiCo since October 2025. Former Engineering Director NW Europe, Germany, France (2024–2025), Third Party Manufacturing Director Europe, Beverages (2023–2024), Beverage Engineering Director Europe (2020–2023) and Engineering Director Beverage and Juice, Developed Markets (2019–2020) at PepsiCo.
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Match the person's area to your question: regional engineering directors suit questions about plant capital projects in one market, while R&D and process engineering leaders suit questions about new equipment and technology. Check whether the relevant role is current or past before asking how PepsiCo works today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you plan and deliver a capital program across many food and beverage plants in one region?
- 02What does it take to standardize automation and controls across a large manufacturing network?
- 03How should R&D engineering hand new equipment and processes over to plant engineering teams?
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