Derek Hopkins serves as Chief Commercial Officer for Keurig Dr Pepper. Before this role, he was the Chief Integration Officer leading the Keurig Dr Pepper merger and, prior to that, was President of the Keurig Green Mountain U.S. business. 

Derek joined Keurig in 2015 and has spent the last 25+ years in the beverage industry across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.  He has held a number of general management, strategy, commercial and marketing roles for companies including Bacardi, Coca-Cola Company, AB InBev, and Guinness Diageo. In the Chief Commercial Officer role, Derek has responsibility for direct store delivery, warehouse direct, e-commerce, direct-to-consumer, fountain foodservice, away from home, partner, and private label businesses. He also has responsibility for customer management across all channels and brands and all commercial functions.

Derek holds a BBA from Texas Wesleyan University and has completed a postgraduate program with INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.