Zein M. Abdalla

Mr. Zein M. Abdalla is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Chair of the Governance and Sustainability Committee of Cognizant, Inc., a leading global technology services and consulting company. He is also a board advisor to Mars, Incorporated, a global pet care, confectionery, and food company; a member of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Food Company, a prominent operator of restaurants and food brands in the Middle East; and a member of the advisory board of the Imperial College Business School. He previously served on the Board of Directors of The TJX Companies, Inc., an apparel and home fashions retailer, from 2012 until 2022.

Mr. Abdalla was the President of PepsiCo, Inc., a leading global food, snack, and beverage company, from September 2012 through to his retirement in 2014. Prior to this role, he served as CEO of PepsiCo Europe, a division of PepsiCo, and as President of the PepsiCo Europe Region. He previously held a variety of senior positions at PepsiCo since joining the company in 1995, including General Manager of PepsiCo's European Beverage Business, General Manager of Tropicana Europe, and Franchise Vice President for Pakistan and the Gulf region.

Mr. Abdalla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London University.