Our Team

Linda Kuga Pikulin is a transformative executive leader known for driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and talent development across global organizations. As President of ROOM Women’s Network and Women of Influence+ (WOI+), Linda is leading the North American and global expansion of two influential platforms that champion the advancement of women in leadership.

With a distinguished career that spans top executive roles at PepsiCo Beverages Canada, Mark Anthony Brands, and Cosmetica Laboratories Inc., Linda has a wealth of experience across sales, marketing, operations, and general management. Her leadership is defined by a results-driven mindset (consistently delivering balanced revenue, profit, and market share growth) and a passion for cultivating high-performing, inclusive teams.

Recognized for building sustainable, customer-centric businesses, Linda is adept at establishing industry-leading standards, simplifying complex agendas for scalable adoption, and developing deep consumer insights to inform strategic direction. She has also been instrumental in shaping organizational cultures of excellence through robust human capital strategies that foster future leadership capacity.

Among her many accolades, Linda has received Pepsi Bottling Group’s prestigious CEO “Circle of Excellence” Award for three consecutive years and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network in 2009 and 2010.

At ROOM and WOI+, Linda is leveraging her extensive experience to scale impact and deepen community among executive and high-potential women leaders—building a future where gender parity in leadership is not only possible, but inevitable.