David Flavell is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of

PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in

more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than

USD$92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient

foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew,

Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable

foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than USD$1 billion each

in estimated annual retail sales.

David assumed the role of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate

Secretary in March 2021, and he leads the company’s worldwide Law, Compliance and

Ethics and Global Security functions as well as being responsible for global crisis

management and management of the PepsiCo board of directors.

David joined PepsiCo in 2011 based in Dubai and has served in various senior legal roles

spanning the globe. Most recently, David was SVP, Deputy General Counsel and Global Chief

Compliance and Ethics Officer, overseeing various central global legal teams as well as the

company’s global Compliance and Ethics Program and function. David has served different

times as General Counsel of Asia, Middle East & Africa, Latin America and Frito-Lay North

America, and has led the legal aspects of many of the company’s significant M&A projects.

David serves as a member of the board for the PepsiCo Foundation and the Pro Bono

Partnership. He is also a member of the New York State Council of Business Leaders in

Support of Access to Justice, the Association of General Counsel and previously served on

the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Transparency and Anit-Corruption.

David spent the first 10 years of his career with one of Australia’s leading law firms, Corrs

Chambers Westgarth, and was a corporate and anti-trust partner based in Melbourne. Prior

to joining PepsiCo, David was also the General Counsel for Asia Pacific and Middle East with

Danone S.A. He has lived in Australia, New Zealand, China, Dubai and Dallas and is now

based in Purchase, NY.

David holds an honours degree in Law and a Bachelor of Economics, both from Monash

University in Australia. He is admitted in the State of Victoria and registered as in-house

counsel in New York.