PepsiCo's successful female leader Ece Aksel, who was Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa Food Category General Manager, Senior Vice President, has been appointed as PepsiCo Turkey General Manager and Senior Vice President. In her previous position, Ece Aksel managed the food category of Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa region with high performance and category growth results. During this period, she has led the creation of a structure that will ensure the continuation of the same success in the future with the strong team, organization and business agenda. As of 1 November 2019, with the commencement of the new duty of Ece Aksel, the rate of female members in the Board of Directors has exceeded 58 percent.