Jane Symes is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in innovation and commercialisation within the consumer goods sector. Currently serving as the Head of Innovation & Commercialisation for PepsiCo UK & Europe since June 2007, Jane leads a team of approximately 90 professionals, driving growth through innovative and transformational changes across European Foods & Beverages. Previous roles at PepsiCo include Senior Commercialisation Director for Snacks, overseeing innovation from idea to launch for major brands like Walkers, Lays, and Doritos, and Commercialisation Director for Nutrition, managing the innovation pipeline for Tropicana and Quaker brands. Jane's background also includes serving as Procurement Outsourcing Sales Director at Accenture, where solution architecture for global procure-to-pay agreements was a key responsibility, and as Purchasing Group Manager at Procter & Gamble, focusing on global strategic sourcing across various product lines. Jane holds a BA Hons 2:1 in Physics from the University of Oxford.
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