Randolph W. Melville has been appointed to serve on the board of trustees of Northwestern Mutual.
Mr. Melville was the senior vice president and general manager for the Western Division of Frito-Lay North America, the $14 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo, until his retirement in 2017. In that position he was accountable for all aspects of the company's western division performance.
"Randy has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities businesses face in sales distribution, finance, human resources, and strategic planning, as well as how businesses can better connect with their customers," said Northwestern Mutual's chair, president, and chief executive officer, John E. Schlifske. "We value his insights as we develop and grow our team of 9,000+ financial professionals across the U.S."
In 2009, Black Enterprise magazine named Mr. Melville one of the "100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America." The Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy and Harvard Business Review named him a recipient of their inaugural leadership excellence award.
Prior to his 20-plus year career at Frito-Lay, Mr. Melville served as a senior vice president at Maytag Corporation and held various sales and marketing leadership positions at Proctor & Gamble Distribution Company.
He currently serves as the lead independent director on the board of Saia, Inc., a publicly-traded trucking and logistics company.
Mr. Melville graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Learn more: Northwestern Mutual.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].