She joins Coach from PepsiCo, Inc., where she was senior vice president and chief financial officer of PepsiCo Beverages Americas and the Global Nutrition Group, with combined revenues of over USD17 billion. In her role, she was responsible for all financial management including financial reporting, performance management, capital allocation and strategic planning.

 

During her 15 year career, Nielsen held successively senior roles in finance within the PepsiCo organization, including in mergers & acquisitions, investor relations and strategic planning. Before PepsiCo, she was with Marakon Associates, a leading global strategy consulting firm, and she began her career at Credit Suisse First Boston as an analyst. She has a BA in Economics from Smith College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

 

Nielsen replaces Michael F Devine, III, who announced his retirement from Coach, effective August 2011, earlier this year.