ATLANTA, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coca-Cola Company today announced
organizational and personnel assignments for its newly formed Coca-Cola
International organization.
Muhtar Kent, president, Coca-Cola International, said the organization is
designed to spur growth in the rapidly developing markets of the East, South
Asia and Pacific Rim Group, while providing focus on critical markets in
China, Japan, Russia and Europe.
"The organizational structure for Coca-Cola International should reflect
our Manifesto for Growth in action and be supportive and consistent with our
highest priority -- which is on-the-ground execution," said Kent. "This
structure -- and its exemplary leadership team -- enables us to focus on
driving profit for the Company by meeting the needs of our customers and
consumers, while ensuring the Coca-Cola system earns its rightful recognition
as one of the world's most respected corporate citizens."
Effective immediately:
- Glenn Jordan, currently executive vice president and director of
operations for the Latin America Group, will succeed Patrick Siewert as
president of the East, South Asia and Pacific Rim Group. Jordan will
also serve on the Company's Executive Committee. Siewert will take on
a senior consulting role, reporting to Kent, and will focus on
significant strategic projects, leveraging his broad experience across
Asia, both with the Company and in his earlier career. "Patrick has
guided the evolution of our business through a period of real
challenge, laying the foundation for growth," said Kent. "I look
forward to applying his diverse experience to a number of specific
challenges facing our operations across Asia."
- Three divisions of the North Asia, Eurasia & Middle East Group --
China, Japan, and Eurasia & Middle East -- will continue to report
directly to Kent. The China and Japan divisions will continue to be
led by Paul Etchells and Masahiko Uotani, respectively. The Eurasia &
Middle East Division will continue to be led by Ahmet Bozer and be
expanded to include the additional markets of Israel, Albania, and the
Palestinian Territory, as well as Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Clyde Tuggle, president of the Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Division,
will report to Bozer.
- The Africa, European Union and Latin America Groups, led by Alex
Cummings, Dominique Reiniche and Jose Octavio Reyes, respectively, will
continue to report directly to Kent.
Jordan is a 28-year veteran of the Company with a distinguished record in
operations and has demonstrated a wide capability for both strategic and
tactical action throughout his career, significantly contributing to the
Company's business turnarounds in Argentina and Brazil. Most recently, he led
an Advisory Council chartered by the Executive Committee, to institutionalize
revenue growth management Company-wide and to create the Leadership
Experience, the Company's senior executive development program. Jordan also
led the project team in 2004-2005 that facilitated the Manifesto for Growth
throughout the Company.
Prior to his current position, Jordan served as president of the South
Latin America Division, comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador,
Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, stewarding the territory through a challenging
period of economic instability.
"Glenn's long and successful career with The Coca-Cola Company gives him
the skills, knowledge and commitment to accelerate growth for the Coca-Cola
system across this important Group," said Kent.
Jordan joined Coca-Cola de Colombia as a field representative in 1978,
holding positions of increasing responsibility before becoming region manager
in 1985. In 1989, he was transferred to Atlanta as marketing operations
manager, Pacific Group and, in 1990, he became vice president of Coca-Cola
International and executive assistant to the Pacific Group president. In
1991, he was transferred to Brazil as senior vice president, marketing and
operations, and in 1995, he became president of the River Plate Division,
which comprised Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Jordan graduated as an industrial engineer from Los Andes University and
from the Stanford University Executive Program. He has served on the boards
of several bottling companies, and is currently a director at Embotelladora
Andina and Coca-Cola Embonor.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. Along with
Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company markets
four of the world's top five soft drink brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and
Sprite, and a wide range of other beverages, including diet and light soft
drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees and sports drinks.
Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more
than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate exceeding 1.3
billion servings each day. For more information about The Coca-Cola Company,
please visit our website at http://www.coca-cola.com.
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