David Yawman, PepsiCo, Inc
After nearly 20 years at PepsiCo, Inc, David Yawman was promoted to general counsel. He shares his perspective on the pros and cons of taking on the top job after an extended internal tenure.
I started out at a big Wall Street firm. I received excellent training, and worked on different matters for different clients, but I aspired more than anything to work for one single client.
I was just a fourth-year associate when I transferred into PepsiCo, which was nearly 20 years ago – so I’ve essentially had a career within a company. When I joined, the law department had a reputation for insourcing as much of the work as possible, and that was critical to me because I needed to continue to learn.
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