Mahmoud El Wardany

Led PepsiCo's enterprise-wide corporate rebrand, establishing governance and stakeholder alignment across design, marketing, communications, and legal. Delivered the global rebrand on schedule for the October 25 launch.

Directed the global innovation operating model, driving digitization and agility to accelerate time-to-market. Implemented enterprise-level innovation workstreams and a global digitized innovation management system, enabling 50% faster speed-to-market.

Led end-to-end innovation strategy for PepsiCo's food portfolio across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Delivered over $240M in incremental revenue through local-first innovation strategies.

Owned beverage innovation vision across Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Drove $90M+ in new revenue and incubated Aquafina BIO in Thailand.

Led brand marketing for Pepsi across MENA, achieving +1pp market share growth in Saudi Arabia through award-winning campaigns.

Led beverage innovation across the Middle East and North Africa, delivering $50M+ in new revenue and reformulating 7UP to reduce sugar.

Led the import supply chain model for Quaker Oats, doubling portfolio revenue from $20M to $40M through an asset-light co-manufacturing model.

Managed full end-to-end supply chain across the group, setting up two main operations and growing the business from +$70M to +$400M.

Owned and managed a popcorn and cotton candy outlet in the busiest retail mall.

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, completed in 2005.