PepsiCo India, one of the largest MNC food and beverage businesses in India, has announced the appointment of Poonam Kaul as Vice President of Communications. Poonam would be part of the India Region Executive Committee.
In her current role, Poonam will develop and lead work to sustain PepsiCo India’s corporate image and reputation among internal and external stakeholders including media. She will oversee Internal and External Communications, Leadership Communications, Crisis Management and Consumer Relations in PepsiCo’s India Region.
Poonam has over two decades of leadership experience of driving integrated communications to build brands, influence policy, shape perceptions and manage crisis. Prior to her appointment at PepsiCo India, Poonam was the Director Communications at Nokia for India, Middle East and Africa and heading 90 markets. She was also with Microsoft India for six and half years where she was heading advertising and public relations for all business units of Microsoft in India. She started her career with Mudra Public Relations managing an integrated advertising and public relations campaigns for clients across sectors.
Poonam has an MBA with specialization in Marketing.