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Keurig Dr Pepper names Leyva president, international and business development

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March 13, 2020

Mauricio Leyva

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. named Mauricio Leyva to the newly-created role of president, international and business development. Reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Gamgort, Leyva will join the company's executive leadership team and will be responsible for leading KDP's Canadian and Mexican business units and its external growth initiatives, including strategic partnerships and mergers and acquisitions across all geographies.

Leyva most recently served as a senior adviser at JAB Holding, supporting the group's global beverage and coffee team. Prior to JAB, he was CEO at Grupo Lala, a Mexican dairy company with plants and distribution centers in Mexico, Brazil, the U.S. and Central America. Before that, he held executive roles at AB InBev, Grupo Modelo and SABMiller.

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