Celsius Holdings Appoints Michael Del Pozzo to the Company's Board of Directors
Seasoned PepsiCo executive brings nearly 25 years of CPG and beverage leadership to Celsius Holdings board
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) today announced that on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, its Board appointed Michael Del Pozzo to the company's Board of Directors. He was nominated by PepsiCo, Inc. to serve as one of its two designees pursuant to an agreement with Celsius Holdings.
"I am pleased to welcome Mike to our board of directors and look forward to benefiting from his expertise," said John Fieldly, Chairman and CEO of Celsius Holdings. "Mike's proven leadership across PepsiCo's global beverage and commercial businesses brings valuable perspective as we scale our brands and strengthen our partnership with PepsiCo."
Del Pozzo currently serves as PepsiCo's President of North America – Commercial and Customer, a role he assumed in January 2025. A nearly 25-year PepsiCo veteran, he has held leadership roles across multiple divisions, including Pepsi Beverages North America, Frito-Lay, Quaker North America, and Corporate. He previously led PepsiCo's Gatorade business unit, overseeing its $12 billion hydration portfolio of brands, and also served briefly as President of The Hershey Company's U.S. Confection business. Del Pozzo is a graduate of Bowling Green State University.
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About Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) is a functional beverage company and the owner of energy drink brand CELSIUS®, hydration brand CELSIUS HYDRATIONTM, health and wellness brand Alani Nu® and Rockstar Energy®. Born in fitness and pioneering the rapidly growing, better-for-you, functional beverage category, the company creates and markets leading functional beverage products. For more information, please visit www.celsiusholdingsinc.com.
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