upsetting enough to put up the entire article- I am willing to call him Yukk
Notice that Pepsi has a heath and wellness agenda
I wonder who is going to be next to make us healthy? Evi
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYTH04908022007-1.htm
PepsiCo Appoints Derek Yach as Director - Global Health Policy
February 08, 2007: 07:52 AM EST
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo announced
today that Derek Yach, former Representative of the Director General
at the World Health Organization, has been appointed the company's
Director -- Global Health Policy, a new position to direct the
company's global health and wellness policy. He will report to
Antonio Lucio, the company's chief Innovation and Health & Wellness officer.
"This move is in keeping with our commitment to develop the world's
most balanced portfolio of convenient food and beverage choices, and
to ensure we're meeting consumer needs for health and wellness," said
Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo president and CEO. "With health and wellness as
our primary growth opportunity, we are investing in senior talent who
will actively engage external partnerships and government and
non-government organizations to arrive at policies that positively
impact our strategy."
Yach, 51, is an internationally recognized public health policy
leader and will be responsible for setting the company's global
health and wellness policy. He will work with non-government
organizations (NGOs) and inter-governmental organizations to
establish productive relationships such as PepsiCo's 2006 partnership
with the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart
Association to create a school policy offering healthier choices of
beverages and foods/snacks in schools.
"We're fortunate to have a leader of Derek's caliber and talent join
PepsiCo. Derek has an undisputed track record in driving global
health policies that support good nutrition and physical activity --
two complementary strategies to combat obesity and other health
issues across the globe," said Nooyi. "I'm confident that his
expertise in the global public health policy arena will strengthen
and accelerate our health and wellness agenda."
Over the last 10 years, Yach has held key leadership positions
related to global health and the advancement of health, wellness and
chronic disease research, prevention and control. These include
positions at the World Health Organization (WHO), Yale University and
the Rockefeller Foundation. While serving at the WHO, Derek held the
positions of Representative of the Director General and the Executive
Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. At Yale
University, he was a professor of Public Health and division head of
Global Health. Most recently, Derek served as Director, Global Health
at the Rockefeller Foundation.
PepsiCo is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies
with annual revenues of more than $35 billion. Its principal
businesses include Frito-Lay snacks, Pepsi-Cola beverages, Gatorade
sports drinks, Tropicana juices and Quaker foods. Its portfolio
includes 17 brands that generate $1 billion or more each in annual
retail sales.
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