Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira is an experienced talent acquisition professional currently serving as the (Acting) Talent Acquisition Director for Global Executive Hiring at PepsiCo. In this role, Ricardo leads executive hiring for Strategy, Technology, and Transformation functions worldwide. Previous positions at PepsiCo include Global Executive Sourcing/Research Lead, where responsibilities encompassed identifying and engaging senior executive talent globally and developing talent mappings for strategic initiatives. Ricardo also worked as Head of Executive Research & Knowledge Management at Loftus Bradford, managing a virtual team and executive research strategy. With a foundational career in recruitment starting at Grupo Kalise Menorquina and experience across various international agencies, Ricardo holds degrees in Human Resources Management from Instituto Politécnico do Porto and participated in an Erasmus program at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.