Ann Mukherjee

Ann Mukherjee is the chairman and CEO for North America at Pernod Ricard. Before this, she became SC Johnson’s first global CMO in 2015. She is responsible for driving growth across multiple categories in household and personal care. She has used data to develop award-winning campaigns for Glade and Ziploc, among others. Mukherjee moved to SC Johnson from PepsiCo, where she started in 2005 in Frito-Lay’s Convenience Foods Division, responsible for leading marketing, new product innovation, consumer insights and strategy and for all Quaker-branded snacking. Anindita (Ann) Mukherjee was SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Frito-Lay North America. Ann started her career with PepsiCo in Frito-Lay’s Convenience Foods Division in 2005. She was responsible for leading marketing, new product innovation, consumer insights, and strategy and for all Quaker branded snacking. Ann has over 15 years of Brand Management and Marketing experience working with Kraft and Citibank prior to joining PepsiCo in 2005. She started her marketing career working on new product development for Citibank Diners Club. She then moved to Kraft to gain a classical consumer packaged goods marketing experience. She worked on a multitude of brands for almost eleven years including Kraft Mac ‘N Cheese, Kraft Singles, Taco Bell, Minute Rice, Stove Top Stuffing, Velveeta and DiGiorno. She has also worked on developing global new products for Kraft. Ann received her BA degree and her MBA from the University of Chicago in 1987 and 1994. In 2007, Advertising Age named Ann, one of the “Top 30 Women to Watch” and Brandweek named her one of its “Marketers of the Year”. Ann was born in Kolkata, India and is very active with the Indian community and its causes. She, her husband Dipu and their 10 year old twins are proud to call Dallas their home. In her spare time, she loves to travel, cook and entertain friends.