Keurig Dr Pepper Evolves Executive Leadership Team in Support of Growth Strategy

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[{"type":"text","content":"BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Tex., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) today announced several leadership appointments to continue to drive its Company strategy and deliver on its vision of a beverage for every need, anytime and anywhere.\n\"KDP is evolving our leadership structure to drive the next phase of our growth,\" said Tim Cofer, Chief Executive Officer. \"We have been intentional about building a deep bench of talent, and we are fortunate to have leaders who are seasoned, forward-thinking and ready to step into these critical roles.\"\nThe Company announced the following changes, effective immediately, to its Executive Leadership Team:\nEric Gorli, President, U.S. 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 U.S. 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.\nSean 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 U.S., 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, Sean spent nearly 20 years with Abbott Nutrition.\nDrew Panayiotou, Chief Marketing Officer. Panayiotou, who joined KDP this past November, expands his responsibilities to include Marketing for both U.S. Refreshment Beverages and U.S. 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.\nThese three leaders join existing ELT members reporting directly to CEO Tim Cofer. The roles of the following ELT members remain unchanged:\nMary Beth DeNooyer, Chief Human...

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