AJC Readers: some of you asked for the full list of executives announced this week as the future leaders of Coca-Cola's twin divisions in North America. Coca-Cola plans to set up a new structure once it takes over the bottling operations of Coca-Cola Enterprises.
After the $12 billion-plus deal closes, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA is envisioned as a bottling, sales and logistics operation, while Coca-Cola North America will largely be a marketing operation.
(Here are some terms you should know: Coca-Cola North America is abbreviated as CCNA, Coca-Cola Enterprises is CCE, and North America Business Integration is NABI.)
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent and John Brock, chief executive of CCE, will remain in their respective jobs.
Coca-Cola Refreshments USA leadership team:
- Led by Steve Cahillane
- Commercial Leadership: Julie Francis (currently Vice President, Sales and Marketing, CCE)
- National Retail Sales: Mel Landis (currently Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer, Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated)
- National Foodservice and On-Premise: Chris Lowe (currently President, Foodservice and On-Premise, CCNA)
- Region Sales: Glen Walter (currently Vice President/General Manager, Central Business Unit, CCE)
- Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada: Kevin Warren (currently Vice President/General Manager, Canada Business Unit, CCE)
- Customer Care: Michelle Guswiler (currently Senior Vice President, Strategy and Supply Chain, CCNA)
- Product Supply System: Brian Kelley (currently President, North America Business Integration)
- Business Transformation Office (BTO): Steve Jones (currently Project Management Office Lead, NABI)
- Finance: Duane Still (currently Finance, IT, Real Estate and Shared Services Workstream Lead, NABI)
- Human Resources: Laura Miller (currently Vice President, Human Resources, CCE)
- Information Technology: Tom Miller (currently General Manager, Project Scale, TCCC)
- Legal: Ben Garren (currently Associate General Counsel, Bottling Investment Group, TCCC)
- Public Affairs and Communications: Sonya Soutus (currently Senior Vice President, PAC, CCNA)
Coca-Cola North America Leadership Team
- Led by Sandy Douglas
- Sparkling Beverages: Katie Bayne (currently President, General Manager, Sparkling Business Unit, CCNA)
- Still Beverages: Brian Wynne (currently Vice President/General Manager, East Business Unit, CCE)
- Venturing and Emerging Brands: Deryck Van Rensburg (currently President, General Manager, VEB, CCNA)
- Strategic Marketing: Bea Perez (currently Chief Marketing Officer, Strategic Marketing, CCNA)
- Franchise Relations: Dan Markle (currently Senior Vice President, Commercial and Franchise Operations, CCNA)
- Coca-Cola Limited: Nikos Koumettis (currently President, Canada Business Unit, CCNA)
- Business Development/Portfolio Strategy: Melody Justice (currently Executive Vice President, Business Transformation, CCNA)
- Diversity Business Development: Lauventria Robinson (currently Vice President, Diversity Business Development, CCNA)
- Executive Assistant: Quinton Martin (currently Vice President, Community Marketing and Executive Assistant to Sandy Douglas, President, CCNA)
- Finance: Larry Mark (currently Chief Financial Officer, CCNA)
- Human Resources: Carolyn Jackson (currently Chief Human Resources Officer, CCNA)
- Latin Affairs: Rudy Beserra (currently Vice President, Latin Affairs, CCNA)
- Legal: Leslie Turner (currently General Counsel, CCNA)
- Research and Development: Robert Long (currently Senior Vice President, Innovation and Development, CCNA)
- Strategic Initiatives: Gray Lindsey (currently Senior Vice President, Business Development, CCNA)
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