Duncan Gordon

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Corporate Affairs VP: UK and Europe and South Africa @ PepsiCo
London, England, United Kingdom
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Corporate affairs professional with extensive experience across the breadth of functional disciplines including sustainability/ESG, corporate communications, employee engagement, investor relations and public affairs for global FMCG/ CPG businesses. In-depth sustainability expertise and M&A experience from working on the largest UK takeover in history. Specific expertise in Sub-Saharan African corporate affairs issues, opportunities and challenges. This is underpinned with an MSc (Distinction) in sustainability from Imperial College London and successful CSR consultancy and commercial business management background. Recognised in the PR Weekly 2021, 2020 & 2019 Powerbooks.Experience & expertise summary:• 17 years corporate affairs experience with multiple roles at PepsiCo, SABMiller, and AB InBev. • In-depth sustainability/ ESG background in consultancy and in-house corporate sustainability teams, including managing sustainability for SABMiller across 17 countries Sub-Saharan Africa. Delivered numerous projects working with a range of stakeholders focusing on enterprise development and smallholder farming, taxation, strategic water resourcing, HIV/Aids and post-consumer packaging waste.• Leading global internal communications during the largest UK takeover (third largest globally) with AB InBev’s $100billion+ acquisition of SABMiller (70,000 employees in 80 countries).• Leading proactive communications campaigns, including acting as a spokesperson in live national news interviews, to manage reputational risks and NGO criticism.• Sub-Saharan Africa expat position developing and executing corporate affairs strategy & capability development across 17 countries with a 40+ people matrix team.• Addressing multiple public policy risks through integrated communications and stakeholder engagement on health and environmental issues.• Corporate communications strategy and execution for M&A internal & external communications and annual financial & corporate responsibility reporting.• Direct investor engagement and market communications driving a differentiated investment case, with a focus on Africa businesses and market dynamics.

Duncan Gordon's Current Company Details
PepsiCo

Pepsico

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Corporate Affairs VP: UK and Europe and South Africa
London, England, United Kingdom
Website:
pepsico.com
Employees:
146948
Company phone:
0800 274 777
Duncan Gordon Work Experience Details
  • Pepsico
    Corporate Affairs Vp: Uk And Europe And South Africa
    Pepsico
    London, England, United Kingdom
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  • Pepsico
    Corporate Affairs Vice President: Uk & Ireland / European Markets
    Pepsico May 2022 - Present
    Purchase, New York, Us
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  • Pepsico
    Corporate Affairs Senior Director: Uk & Republic Of Ireland (& Sub-Saharan Africa)
    Pepsico Oct 2017 - May 2022
    Purchase, New York, Us
    One of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, serving 200 countries, 2018 net revenue $64.6bn. The UK is a top-five market with 4,500 employees and brands including Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Tropicana & PepsiMax.Leadership of the corporate affairs agenda for the UK and Ireland. Member of the UK executive team and sponsor of diversity and inclusion. Also responsible for Sub-Saharan Africa until December 2019 when a major acquisition led to the creation of a separate Africa region. Achievements: • Managing an unprecedented UK regulatory agenda: Addressed ongoing multiple concurrent policy risks from Brexit, health regulation and plastics. This included building new company positions to respond to 17 government consultations in 2019. • Fundamentally transformed internal comms: Implemented new strategy and structure to deliver a vibrant comms and engagement programme. This supported UK CEO transition, new business strategy rollout, and a significant change agenda. • Achieved fundamental shift to proactive external comms strategy: To manage increasing negative corporate and brand reputational risks, particularly from a national campaign against Walkers crisp packet packaging, which moved critics to advocates. Plus realised brand PR opportunities to support the commercial agenda.• Company spokesperson: Interviews on broadcast TV (Sky News, BBC Breakfast, The One Show) and radio (Radio 4) as part of an ongoing campaign on plastic waste.• CEO communications & stakeholder engagement: Executed eight day Global CEO Africa visit raising the profile of PepsiCo in South Africa and Uganda.• Team development & talent management: Conceived a European regional talent development scheme. Built new Africa capability in a time of change with a new country CEO, regional structure, and an acquisition.
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  • Anheuser-Busch Inbev
    Global Director: Sustainability Communications, Stakeholder Engagement & Reputation
    Anheuser-Busch Inbev Nov 2016 - Jul 2017
    Leuven, Be
    The largest global brewer and top-five CPG. The company had 200,000 employees in 50+ countries with revenues of $55.5bn in 2015. Transitioned to an integration role following the acquisition of SABMiller to build capability in the enlarged organisation. The objective to drive corporate reputation through global sustainability communications and stakeholder engagement. Achievements: • Reputation management: Introducing a new and consistent reputation monitoring system to the combined company across multiple subsidiaries.• Corporate sustainability narrative: Driving reputation through new communications strategy. Launch of renewable electricity target achieving global media coverage. Plus responsibility for corporate responsibility reporting. • Led stakeholder engagement programme: To inform the development of a new sustainability strategy. Managed global platforms, e.g. WEF and Davos programme. • Consumer brand sustainability purpose: Working with global brands teams to incorporate sustainability within their brand positioning and purpose. Leveraging brand and NGO partnerships for corporate communications and stakeholder engagement. This included the global water access partnership between Stella Artois and Water.org with the actor Matt Damon, with a campaign extension launch at WEF Davos 2017. Also launching Corona ocean plastic waste partnership with Parley for the Oceans in Mexico with consumer brand media. • Leading stakeholder engagement strategy: Developed a programme to identify and engage key influencers to inform the development of the new corporate sustainability strategy and narrative. • Global platform management: Overseeing key platforms such as the World Economic Forum, including development and execution 2017 WEF Davos programme.
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  • Sabmiller
    Global Head Of Internal Communications
    Sabmiller Mar 2016 - Nov 2016
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    SABMiller was a FTSE-10 and JSE dual-listed global beer and soft drinks company with 70,000 employees in more than 80 countries generating $5.8 billion EBITA in 2016 (69% from developing markets). SABMiller was acquired by AB InBev in October 2016. Leading internal communications with to maximise engagement, minimise business disruption and drive performance during the largest UK acquisition in history over an extended period. Leadership of a team of six and a global matrix of communications teams. Direct responsibility for the corporate office audience of 700 people. Achievements: • Award winning internal comms strategy: Led a campaign during the takeover lasting over 12 months from the initial approach focusing on the transaction, integration planning, additional divestments and celebrating the company’s history prior to deal close.• Increased employee engagement: Despite uncertainty and anxiety from the prolonged transaction process internal comms contributed to an increase in employee engagement. Supported the business underlying revenue growth of 7%.• Direct CEO & CFO support: Direct personal guidance, strategy advice and communications for the CEO, CFO and Excom throughout the transaction period.• Leadership audience: Maintaining leadership focus to drive key message cascade delivered through direct CEO comms, a dedicated channel and global conferences.• Facilitation of CEO events: Facilitated high-profile events including corporate head office townhalls by the SABMiller CEO and AB InBev CEO, the latter live streamed to multiple global SABMiller locations with an estimated audience of approx. 800 people. • Integration planning: Comms lead on integration planning with AB InBev collaborating with human resources, plus strategic advice to multiple other functions.
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  • Sabmiller
    Global Head Of Corporate Communications And Public Affairs
    Sabmiller Aug 2015 - Mar 2016
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    Management of corporate brand narrative, including the 2015 SABMiller Annual Report. Focus switched to coordination of the narrative and timetable of defence communications following the approach by AB InBev to acquire SABMiller. The communications approach contributed to AB InBev raising the offer price six times before the recommendation of the offer by the SABMiller Board. The communications approach has since won a number of awards. Achievements: • Award winning transaction comms: Co-ordination of external and internal defence messaging and timetable of communications to align messaging during transaction initial stages. This contributed to AB InBev increasing its offer five times from £38 to £44 per share, a 50% premium on the undisturbed share price. Following recommendation of the offer by the Board this switched to aligning the narrative and regulatory approval process communications. • Africa Public affairs approach: Focus on the African public affairs requirements of the transaction obtaining necessary regulatory approvals in seven markets. • Annual report: Project managed the 2015 Annual Report working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, with particular focus on business strategy messaging and consistent proof points from regional operating units. Report delivered on time and on budget (approx. £500,000)
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  • Sabmiller
    Global Investor Relations Senior Manager
    Sabmiller Apr 2014 - Jul 2015
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    Investor relations (both buy and sell-side) for the business listed both on the FTSE 100 and South African JSE. Representing the company directly to buy-side investors and sell-side analysts, supporting the CEO and FD in shareholder meetings, preparing results announcements and developing a range of market facing communications to convey a differentiated corporate investment case and narrative. Participation on M&A projects and meeting listing requirements. Achievements: • Direct investor engagement: Extensive engagement with senior Executive Committee members and separately buy and sell-side investor engagement predominately focusing on Europe, North America and South Africa.• Africa focus and expertise: Specialist in-depth focus on the African business (2015: 6% EBITA growth and 29% share of total company EBITA). Leveraging five years on the continent to provide deep insights of market, consumer and business dynamics. • Results announcements & seminars: Development of key investor set-piece communications including nine quarterly and annual results announcements, and the Africa divisional seminar held in London and New York. • Africa M&A: Investor lead on the transaction to form Coca-Cola Beverages Africa with revenues of $2.9 billion across 12 countries.
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  • Sabmiller
    Africa Sustainable Development & Communications Manager
    Sabmiller May 2012 - Apr 2014
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    Driving the link between corporate affairs and the commercial business by building capability and delivering commercially aligned projects. Responsibilities included sustainable development management, communications and regulatory affairs issues working across a corporate affairs matrix team of 43 people in 17 countries, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Achievements:• Corporate affairs strategy: Development of a regional strategy, progress reports for global leadership, and participation in board-level committees.• Launching new consumer brand: Unifying the commercial business and sustainability agendas with the launch of the consumer Impala beer in Mozambique supporting 2,500 subsistence farmers. The brand is growing volumes by 60% and has been leveraged for regional and global stakeholder engagement and comms.• Stakeholder engagement & narrative development: Conceived and implemented a new approach and a global and regional communications narrative. Direct engagement with stakeholders, including governments, NGOs and journalists.• Capability building: Direct market engagement to train, coach and develop in-country teams and other internal stakeholders to improve their corporate affairs management skills and approach. Including facilitation of nine regional conferences.• Numerous multi-stakeholder projects: Community water provision; water risk mitigation with GIZ and WWF; HIV/Aids in the value chain with USAID.• Regulatory affairs: Direct engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including government, NGOs and journalists. Representing the company through external presentations and building internal capability, including new excise taxation training and development to integrate the business approach across multiple functions.• Improved sustainable development performance: Increased measured performance in all operations, specifically addressing raising minimum standards.
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  • Sabmiller
    Africa Sustainable Development & Corporate Affairs Projects Manager
    Sabmiller Aug 2009 - Apr 2012
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    Transferred to the Africa region from the UK Plc office to lead sustainable development management. Extensive travel to directly engage with and build capability of in-country corporate affairs teams across 17 countries including Angola, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Evolution of the role to incorporate a broad range of corporate affairs responsibilities to provide a holistic approach.Highlights: • Capability Development: Direct market engagement to train, coach and develop in-country teams and other internal stakeholders to improve their corporate affairs management skills and approach. Plus organisation of regional conferences. • Sustainable Development Project Implementation: Numerous multi-stakeholder projects including community water provision; water risk mitigation with GIZ and WWF; HIV/Aids in the value chain, and enterprise development with a specific subsistence farming focus. • New Sustainable Development Brand Launch: Responsibility to led SD global communications campaign within Africa to raise SD awareness and ultimately positively impact on performance.
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  • Sabmiller
    Global Sustainable Development Manager
    Sabmiller Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    Acting as the guardian of SABMiller’s commitment to transparency in our environmental, social and economic impact performance. Led external sustainable development reporting to shareholders and stakeholders, including non financial data, internal audit processes, external verification and the publication of the annual SD report and the continual renewal of innovative SD material on the group website and intranet. Led preparation for non-financial performance reviews by the group Excom and the regional and global board Corporate Accountability and Risk Assurance Committees.Highlights: • Sustainability Management Approach: Owner of the SD Way leading the training development, competencies and execution of the Way throughout the business. • Led Reporting: Direct responsibility for the drafting, production and publication of the annual SD Report to ensure a high quality, sector leading publication. • Accountability for Global Sustainable Development Management System: Led the internal sustainable development reporting community including the Sustainability Assessment Matrix. Provision of training, audit and reports for the Excom and Board. • Sustainable Development Communications Strategy (including digital comms): Responsibility for communications strategy to include major internal and external platforms and campaigns to present key messages to main stakeholder groups. • Externally Representing SABMiller: Speaking at conferences and events around the world and engaging with senior external stakeholders.
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  • Sd3 (Now Two Tomorrows A Dnv Company)
    Senior Business Sustainability Advisor
    Sd3 (Now Two Tomorrows A Dnv Company) 2004 - 2008
    Boutique management consultancy providing strategic sustainability services to clients in sectors including beverages, mining, electronics, apparel, and tourism. Delivering multiple simultaneous projects for clients including Intel Corporation, Rio Tinto, InterContinental Hotels Group, and Pentland Brands across a suite of sustainability and communications services including strategy development, annual reporting, assurance and verification, European Environmental Directive compliance and carbon footprinting. Achievements: • Sustainability Strategy & Management: Reviews of sustainability performance to seek and facilitate improvement through making the business case for action. • Sustainability Reporting: Range of projects covering Sustainability/ Corporate Responsibility/ report development, benchmarking and assurance/ verification. • Climate Change & Producer Responsibility: Specific project experience of carbon footprinting and waste management regulations. • Training and Facilitation: Development and facilitation of training courses. For example co-leading the AA1000AS assurance certification training. • Human Resources Management: Numerous internal responsibilities including recruitment, consultant line management, and team building/ development.
  • Boots
    Manager
    Boots Sep 1998 - Sep 2002
    Nottingham, Gb
    Commercial sales leadership, initially within a structured graduate programme. Focused on delivering against stretching sales targets, training and recruitment, team management, budgetary control and managing change projects. Highlights: • Jan 2000-Sept 2002: Promoted to manager of a top-twenty business (out of 300 stores) located in central London after only 9 months in first management position. Sales target £1.6 million, salary budget £400,000. Management of a team of 15 staff from assistants to medical professionals to meet the needs of a varied client base. • Sept 1998-Dec 2000: Successful completion of management training. Promoted to manager of a business with a £750,000 sales target and a £200,000 salary budget. Achievements:• Communication at Different Strategic Levels: Development of verbal and written skills used to motivate colleagues from a variety of organisational levels; e.g. in store team meetings, peer manager meetings, and briefing directors on project progress. • Behavioural Change: Managed an innovative behavioural change project, ‘The Differentiation Project’. This fundamentally changed the workplace culture and business operations through 2001-2002 introducing team participative working.• Coaching and Facilitation: Development of coaching skills to aid a change process that resulted in numerous alterations; e.g. redesigned the performance review procedure to a 360-degree feedback appraisal structure, and organisation and facilitation of focus groups and training workshops for both store team and managers.
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Duncan Gordon Skills

Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Sustainable Development Change Management Sustainability Corporate Communications Management Internal Communications Project Management Strategic Communications Environmental Awareness Corporate Affairs Environmental Management Systems Climate Change Stakeholder Management Sustainability Reporting Carbon Iso 14001 Personnel Management Sub Saharan Africa Performance Reporting Emerging Markets Sustainability Consulting Carbon Footprinting Abr Sustainable Business Africa Environmental Policy Mergers And Acquisitions Fmcg Fast Moving Consumer Goods Gri Training And Development Capability Development Sustainable Development/ Csr Reporting And Communications Producer Responsibility Hr Management Annual Reports Hiv Prevention Corporate Social Investment Leadership Development Investor Relations Investor Reporting African Development Employee Engagement Water Resource Management Public Affairs Facilitation

Duncan Gordon Education Details

  • Imperial College London
    Imperial College London
    Environmental Technology (Business & Environment Specialist Option)
  • Institute Of Management/ Open University
    Institute Of Management/ Open University
    General
  • Royal Holloway, University Of London
    Royal Holloway, University Of London
    Geography

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