Departing WTO chief gets top job at PepsiCo | Malay Mail

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GENEVA, Aug 20 — The World Trade Organization’s exiting chief, who is leaving the crisis-stricken institution a year ahead of schedule, will move to the private sector as a top executive at PepsiCo, the company said today. Roberto Azevedo, who on August 31 will step down as WTO Director-General...

Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation , attends the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2019. — Reuters pic

The company said the role had been created for the Brazilian career diplomat who will work on “solidifying PepsiCo’s external engagement efforts with national and international , regulators, international organisations and non-governmental stakeholders.” Azevedo, who made the surprise announcement in May that he would end his second WTO term 12 months early, for “personal reasons”, is leaving the organisation engulfed in multiple crises.

 

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