MUMBAI: PepsiCo India, the food and beverage giant, has appointed Poonam Kaul as the new vice president of communications. Kaul will be a part of their India Region Executive Committee.

Poonam will develop and lead the work to sustain PepsiCo India’s corporate image and reputation among internal and external stakeholders including the media. She will oversee internal and external communications, leadership communications, and crisis management and consumer relations in PepsiCo’s India region.

Poonam has over two decades of leadership experience in driving integrated communications to build brands, influence policy, shape perceptions and manage crisis. Prior to her appointment with PepsiCo India, she was the director communications, Nokia for India, Middle East and Africa and was heading 90 markets.

Kaul has also been with Microsoft India where she was heading advertising and public relations for all business units of Microsoft in India.