During his 16+ years with PepsiCo R&D, Rakesh has worked on leading brands across Developed and Developing geographies with focus on the product development as well as managing overall R&D agenda for different business units. Rakesh has been working in Europe since March 2020 and is currently responsible for Europe Sustainability agenda focusing mainly on Positive Choices pillar, as well as Beverages R&D agenda for Central Europe and Turkey.