Carreteiro joins HEINEKEN from PepsiCo, where, as the CEO of PepsiCo Brazil & South Cone Foods business, he is responsible for 16,000 employees and 10 factories.
After the acquisition closes, KDP plans to separate into two independent, U.S.-listed publicly traded companies, creating a refreshment beverage company and a global coffee company.
The company will focus exclusively on non-alcoholic adult beverages and aims to build a portfolio of products across beverage categories, both through internal development and acquisition.