PepsiCo has named George Kovoor as senior vice-president, beverages. Kovoor will be the GM for the beverages business and will also be responsible for creating the long term sustainability strategy for both the foods and beverage categories. He will be relocating back to India after 18 years, succeeding Vishal Kaul who moved out of company in November last year.

Kovoor has been with the company for 28 years in various operating roles across India, Asia-Pacific and China. Most recently, he was senior vice president, international away from home, at PepsiCo's global headquarters in New York.