Laguarta was unanimously voted in as PepsiCo’s next CEO on August 6, 2018, the same day Indra Nooyi announced she was stepping down.[13][14][15] He officially took over the role on October 3, 2018 and became Chairman of the Board of Directors on February 1, 2019.[15] Laguarta has been working at PepsiCo for 24 years, his previous roles including CEO for Europe Sub-Saharan Africa, president for the PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region, commercial Vice President for PepsiCo Europe, general manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices and General Manager for Greece Snacks.[16] Since becoming CEO of PepsiCo, Laguarta established three priorities to lead the company: Accelerating the company's rate of organic revenue growth; becoming a stronger company; and becoming a better company.[17]