MAURICE COX

Maurice Cox became vice president, Corporate Development and Diversity, at Pepsi-Cola Company, the world’s second largest soft drink company, in 1991.  He is responsible for providing leadership and strategic guidance on a range of workplace and marketplace diversity issues that impact the company’s employees and its market performance.  Before joining Pepsi-Cola, he was assistant director of communications and speechwriter for Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.   Cox began his career as a journalist for the Greensboro (NC) Daily News & Record.  He is also a former editor of Builder & Contractor magazine.  Cox has been listed in EBONY magazine as among the most influential African-American corporate executives in the United States.  He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.