Abelardo Bru, also known as Al, served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay North America from 1999 to 2003 and from 1999 to 2004, respectively.. Bru served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Frito-Lay Inc., a division of PepsiCo from 1999 to 2004 from February 2003 to 2004 respectively. He served as the President of. Frito-Lay, Inc. since 1999. He served as Chairman of the Board of Frito-Lay North America, a subsidiary of Pepsico Inc. from February 2003 to 2004.. Prior to Frito-Lay, he served as President and General Manager of PepsiCo's Sabritas snack unit, Mexico from 1992 to 1999. He has served in various senior international positions with PepsiCo Foods International since joining PepsiCo in 1976.. He was a Consultant of Pepsico Inc., since February 2005. He has been Vice Chairman of Pepsico, Inc., since February 1, 2011 and previously served the same position until February 1, 2005.. He has been a Director at Kraft Foods Group, Inc. since October 1, 2012. He has been a Director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation since September 1, 2005. He has been a Director of SC Johnson Ltd., since October 2007. He serves as a Director of the Education is Freedom Foundation.. He has been an Independent Director of DIRECTV since May 2013. He serves as a Director at Pepsico, Inc. He served as a Director at Pepsico until February 1, 2005. He served as a Director of Frito-Lay North America and S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. He served as a Director of Office Depot Inc. from May 2004 to December 31, 2008.. He served as a Director of Frito-Lay Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from City College of New York.
