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Appointed to the Board effective January 2008. Ms. Hudson was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola North America (PCNA), the multi-billion dollar refreshment beverage unit of PepsiCo in the United States and Canada until November 2007, where she served as President since May 2002 and Chief Executive Officer since March 2005. In addition, Ms. Hudson served as Chief Executive Officer of the PepsiCo Foodservice Division from March 2005 to November 2007. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Hudson was Managing Director at D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, a leading advertising agency based in New York. In 2006 and 2007, Ms. Hudson was named among Fortune Magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women in Business." In 2002, Ms. Hudson received the honor of "Advertising Woman of the Year" by Advertising Women of New York. Ms. Hudson was also inducted into the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Achievement, and has been featured twice in Advertising Age's "Top 50 Marketers." Ms. Hudson is Chairperson of the Board of the LPGA and is a director of Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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