Mauricio Leyva is Group President, leading Keurig Dr Pepper’s (KDP) hot beverage and coffee systems portfolio, international businesses and the continued evolution of the digitalization of KDP. He assumed his current role in August 2022, after serving as the Company’s President, Coffee.
With more than 30 years of broad business experience for a range of multinational companies, Mauricio joined KDP in 2020 as President, International and Business Development. Prior to KDP, Mauricio served as a Senior Adviser at JAB Holding, supporting the group's global beverage and coffee team. Earlier, he was CEO at Grupo Lala, a Mexican dairy company, with plants and distribution centers in Mexico, Brazil, the United States and Central America. Mauricio has also held key leadership roles at AB InBev for 17 years, serving as President of the Middle Americas Zone and CEO of Grupo Modelo, and at SABMiller, including serving as Chairman and Managing Director of its flagship South African market.
Mauricio holds a postgraduate diploma in International Management from Université de Nancy, France, and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia. He has also completed the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Oxford and Executive Business Leadership from Stanford University.