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I acquired my nickname Pepe in college, but only a few people still use it. I got it from my roommate in college grew up in Cleveland. His rival high school football team featured Pepe Pearson, starting tailback at Ohio State in 1996 and 1997. It just made sense to him to call me Pepe. In fact, he introduced me only as Pepe, and there were people on campus that thought Pepe was my given name.

I was born in Mt. Kisco, NY, USA

Some say I struggle with English. I am currently trying to learn Spanish because my girlfriend is trilingual and I feel ignorant in comparison.

Amherst College (’98) MBA (Tuck School of Business ’07)

I have been with Cargill since September 2007. Prior to that I worked four years in Category Management at Ocean Spray, two years of which was with the Wal-Mart team. Before working at Ocean Spray, I spent six months working as a webmaster for the New England Revolution of the US Major League Soccer. My first job out of undergrad was as an analyst with Cannondale Associates for 18 months.

Corn Milling North America, Sweeteners Product Line (still there)

Soccer, Tennis, Hockey (when I can find league that accepts my lack of training). I also have a bad habit of becoming addicted to TV shows that I am forced to watch, like “Project Runway,” “Top Chef,” and “America’s Next Top Model.” Reality TV just happens to be one of the best sources of unintentional comedy on TV.

My father. If you want to know the “why,” you’ll have to ask.

... been a fan of trance music for years. Now that grunge is dead and hip hop is commercialized, I think trance could be the next breakout music genre.

Citizenship

Diversity

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