GRECO
Tom

• 1. Education
• 2. Career

Tom Greco is President and Chief Executive Officer, Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

Education

Mr. Greco earned his bachelor’s degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario and a master’s degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario.

Career

Mr. Greco became our President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2016, having served as Chief Executive Officer since April 2016. From September 2014 until April 2016, Mr. Greco served as Chief Executive Officer, Frito-Lay North America, a unit of PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”), a leading global food and beverage company.

As Chief Executive Officer, Frito-Lay North America, Mr. Greco was responsible for overseeing PepsiCo’s snack and convenient foods business in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Greco previously served as Executive Vice President, PepsiCo and President, Frito-Lay North America from September 2011 until September 2014 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Pepsi Beverages Company from 2009 to September 2011.

Mr. Greco joined PepsiCo in Canada in 1986 and served in a variety of leadership positions, including Region Vice President, Midwest; President, Frito-Lay Canada; Senior Vice President, Sales, Frito-Lay North America; President, Global Sales, PepsiCo; and Executive Vice President, Sales, North America Beverages. Before joining PepsiCo, Mr. Greco worked at The Proctor & Gamble Company, a consumer packaged goods company. He has served as a director of Tapestry, Inc., an American multinational luxury fashion holding company, since December 2020.

Mr. Greco is a dedicated supporter of many charitable organizations, including the American Heart Association (AHA), JDRF, Building Homes for Heroes and United Way. He previously chaired AHA Heart Walks in Dallas, Texas and N.C.’s Triangle Region and currently serves as a member of the AHA’s National Board of Directors, whose focus is to advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.