PepsiCo Australia, the maker of some of Australia’s most loved drink and snack brands, announced the promotion of Kirsty Charlton to the role of HR Director, PepsiCo ANZ where she will lead PepsiCo’s overall People First strategy for ANZ.
Charlton is currently Head of Talent Management & Organisational Design for ANZ, responsible for elevating the employee experience through Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Talent Management & DE&I. Her approach is to be creative, and challenge to do things differently. Kirsty joined PepsiCo in 2018 as the HRBP for Commercial functions.
Commenting on the promotion of Charlton, Kyle Faulconer, CEO at PepsiCo ANZ, said, “we are excited to welcome Kirsty into this new role, where she will be responsible for ensuring we have a robust pipeline and engagement that can enable our business growth in Australia and New Zealand.”
“Kirsty is a skilled and valued member of the PepsiCo ANZ team and has achieved many successes in her five years with the PepsiCo business.”
“Kirsty spearheaded a new L&D strategy for ANZ streamlining our offering and having a more personalised and targeted approach, launched Super 5, our new global team effectiveness framework incorporating Insights Discovery across ANZ, revitalised the ANZ DE&I agenda with a focus on elevating women, building relationships with indigenous communities, and fostering inclusion, and successfully introduced the innovative ‘Mind the Gap’ careers agenda to the organisation,” Faulconer said.
Commenting on her new appointment within the PepsiCo ANZ business, Charlton said, “I am really excited to lead the ANZ HR team and shape the future of our People First Strategy. I am really proud to work for an organisation where we have iconic brands that are part of consumers lives and where our career goals are seen and heard – I’ve been supported and given opportunities to stretch and grow in my career whilst also having two periods of parental leave during my 5 years here and I’m really excited to embark on my next role.”
Prior to joining PepsiCo, Charlton held HR Business Partner and Talent roles with Vodafone, BP, and Xerox based in London.
Charlton commenced her role at PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand on 1 October, and will be based in the Sydney HQ.