Seven & I Holdings has appointed Mauricio Leyva as CEO of 7-Eleven, effective August 1, as the retailer looks to accelerate growth across its North American convenience store business.

Leyva brings more than two decades of leadership experience in the consumer products industry. He served as group president of Keurig Dr Pepper from 2020 to 2024, and previously held senior leadership roles at Lala Mexico, AB InBev and SABMiller.

“Mauricio brings a wealth of executive leadership experience at global consumer goods companies and a proven track record of leading business transformations,” said Steve Dacus, president and CEO of Seven & I Holdings. 

“His appointment represents an important milestone as the company accelerates toward our transformation program ‘North Star’, and we are delighted to welcome Mauricio to the Seven & I family to lead SEI into this next stage of growth.”

Leyva succeeds Joe DePinto, who stepped down from the role late last year and will join Target’s board on August 1. 

7-Eleven operates and franchises more than 13,000 stores across the US and Canada, making it one of the largest contributors to Seven & I Holdings’ earnings.