Jim Wilkinson, managing partner at Brunswick Group and former top Bush administration aide, has been tapped as executive VP of communications for PepsiCo.
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He fills the shoes of Julie Hamp, who left the top communications slot for the beverage and snacks giant last month.
Wilkinson was chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson through the 2008 financial crisis and earlier held communications posts under Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Gen. Tommy Franks and the White House.
He joined Brunswick in 2009 and has been based in Dallas.
At PepsiCo, he reports directly to CEO Indra Nooyi to lead the $65B company’s global communications team.
Jake Siewart, the former Clinton White House secretary who took the top communications post at Goldman Sachs last month, reportedly considered the PepsiCo post.
Former Edelman MD Peter Land is senior VP/comms.