Katie Bylak

Katie brings more than 25 years of diverse career experience including roles as a chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, and vice president of finance in various industries including food and beverage, retail, banking, and consumer marketing and packaging. No stranger to the bottling world, Katie spent more than a decade in the Pepsi system, starting with Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers (PepsiAmericas, Inc.) in Schaumburg, Illinois, and eventually participating in the PepsiCo acquisition in New York. Katie’s roles at Pepsi included Director of Taxation, Director of Accounting, Director of Financial Reporting (external), and Vice President of Finance for Foodservice. Katie earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Elmhurst University and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University. Beyond formal education, Katie is a language aficionado fluent in Spanish and speaks French and Italian.