Christian Saclier

Christian Saclier is an inspiring Creative Design & Innovation leader with over 25 years of experience in various industries, including Pharmaceuticals and Food & Beverages. Currently, he serves as the Vice President of Design Innovation at PepsiCo, where he employs a forward-thinking approach to discover growth opportunities and enhance PepsiCo's global portfolio. His main focus is the implementation of innovation through design, resulting in added strategic business value for PepsiCo's global brands and businesses. Before joining PepsiCo, Christian played a pivotal role in Nestlé's strategic portfolio transformation by designing, implementing, and deploying best practices from concept to launch. He has also held packaging and innovation positions at Roche and Novartis, leading projects throughout the entire value chain from R&D to Operations to Marketing. Christian holds a B.S. and M.S. from ITECH/University of Lyon, as well as certificates from the IIT Institute of Design and IMD Business School. He is a board member of PEP13, PepsiCo's partnership with M13 start-up incubator. Additionally, he is a respected guest lecturer at highly-ranked MBA and Design schools worldwide, and an associate professor of Innovation & Design Strategy at the prestigious Art Center College of Design. He holds over 15 patents and regularly publishes on new tools and methodologies in design and innovation.