The TJX Companies, Inc. announced that it has elected Zein Abdalla to its Board of Directors. Zein Abdalla, is Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Europe, a position he has held since November 2009. Mr. Abdalla is responsible for PepsiCo's food and beverage businesses in Continental Europe as well as the UK and sub-Sahara Africa, which together generated approximately $10 billion in revenues in 2010.