Steven Reinemund

Steven S. Reinemund (born April 6, 1948) is an American businessman who was chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo between 2001 and 2006 and dean of the Schools of Business at Wake Forest University between 2008 and 2014.

[1] He led the acquisitions of several other food and beverage companies including Quaker Oats, Naked Juice, Izze and Stacy's Chips.

Part of his five years in the military, Reinemund served as a guard at the White House during the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

[2] After leaving the military, Reinemund held various positions at IBM and Marriott's Roy Rogers[3] division in addition to earning an MBA at the Darden Business School at UVA in 1978.

[4] In 1984, Reinemund joined PepsiCo's Pizza Hut division (subsequently divested) as the Senior Vice President of Operations.