The keynote speaker for the 26th LUMS Convocation Ceremony – to be held on June 21, 2014 – will be Salman Amin,COO North America Markets at S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Before joining S.C. Johnson, Mr. Amin was Chief Marketing Officer at PepsiCo, leading all facets of marketing for the company’s multiple billion dollar brands. This included insights, sports marketing, digital, media buying, capability and people planning. Prior to this position, he served as President PepsiCo, United Kingdom & Ireland as well as many other marketing and general management leadership roles during his 17 years at PepsiCo. He also spent 10 years at Procter & Gamble in brand management, working in the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.
Mr. Amin holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management-Northwestern University, and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters from De Montfort University in the UK in 2009. He is currently a board member of The Elizabeth Arden Company, Grocery Manufacturers Association, and American Pakistan Foundation.
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., is a family company dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the company manufactures leading brands such as Ziploc®, Glade®, Pledge®, Windex®, KIWI®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Shout®, Drano®, Mrs. Meyers®, and others. The 127-year-old company, that generates $9 billion in sales, employs nearly 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world.
