Simon Lowden

Simon Lowden is the President of PepsiCo Global Foods. Lowden has built a global reputation for leading transformative brands and innovation. Since August 2018, he has also been leading the PepsiCo Plastics Agenda, charged with steering the vision, critical partners and innovation initiatives to lead PepsiCo's plastics reduction agenda. Simon is also responsible for media and content, overseeing the in-house PepsiCo Content Studio and Global Media Center of Excellence. Lowden joined PepsiCo from Unilever in 1996 as the Marketing Director in the United Kingdom before moving into a pan-European assignment. He began his career at Unilever where he honed his trade on brands such as Lynx and Axe. Lowden holds a BSC in Geography and Geomorphology from Kings College, London. A huge sports enthusiast, Lowden was an avid rugby player and now spends his time competing in triathlons, including the internationally renowned Ironman. Lowden is a member of the client councils at Facebook and Twitter.