Leslie brings more than 35 years of experience as a senior executive and leader in the consumer products industry and will work with CD&R's Consumer, Retail & Business Services team to advise the funds' consumer businesses. Leslie was most recently the Executive Vice President of Supply Strategy and Transformation for Advance Auto Parts (“Advance”) from March 2017 until her retirement in December 2018. She is credited with leading the development and execution of the re-architecture of Advance’s business model to deliver transformative financial value. Leslie spent most of her career with food, snack, and beverage multinational PepsiCo. From 2008 to 2017, she was Senior Vice President of PepsiCo Supply Chain with responsibility for Frito Lay's North American Supply Chain. In this role, Leslie led 22,000 employees engaged in supply chain operations for the $14 billion Frito Lay business unit. Leslie held numerous executive roles over her 31 years with PepsiCo after beginning her career with Procter & Gamble. Leslie earned an M.B.A. from Georgia State University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech.
Directorships
Shearer's Foods
S&S Activewear
SunOpta, Inc. | Chairman
Westrock Coffee Company
Experience
- Advance Auto Parts | Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Transformation
- PepsiCo | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
- Procter & Gamble
Education
- Georgia State University | M.B.A.
- Virginia Tech | B.S., mechanical engineering