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Following the death of Roberto Goizueta, Douglas Ivester was elected
chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company on
October 23, 1997. He is the 10th chairman of the Board in the history of the
Company. Prior to his new position, Mr. Ivester was elected President, Chief
Operating Officer and a Director of the Company in July, 1994.
1979 - Joined
The Coca-Cola Company in 1979 as assistant controller and director of Corporate
Auditing. Previously, he had been associated with the accounting firm of Ernst
and Whinney and led the audit team for The Coca-Cola Company in the 1970s.
1981 - vice president and controller.
1983 - senior vice president of
Finance.
1985 - chief financial officer
1989 - president of the Company's European Community Group
1990 -
president of Coca-Cola USA
1991 - president of the Company's North America Business Sector
1994
- president and chief operating officer of the Company
James E. Chestnut, 46, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Chestnut joined the Company in 1972 in London. In 1984, he was named Finance Manager for the Philippine Region in Manila and, in 1987, Manager of International Treasury Services, Pacific Group, in Atlanta. He was named Finance Manager for the North Pacific Division of the International Business Sector in 1989 before being elected Vice President and Controller of the Company in 1993. He was elected to his present position in July 1994.
Jack L. Stahl, 43, is Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the North America Group. In March 1985, Mr. Stahl was named Manager, Planning and Business Development and was appointed Assistant Vice President in April 1985. He was elected Vice President and Controller in February 1988 and served in that capacity until he was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June 1989. He was appointed to his present position in July 1994.
E. Neville Isdell, 53, is Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Greater Europe Group. Mr. Isdell became President of the Company's Central European Division in July 1985 and was elected Senior Vice President of the Company and appointed President of the Northeast Europe/Africa Group effective in January 1989. Effective January 1993 he became President of the Northeast Europe/Middle East Group of the International Business Sector. He was appointed to his present position in January 1995.
Douglas N. Daft, 53, is Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Middle and Far East Group. In November 1984, Mr. Daft was appointed President of Coca-Cola Central Pacific Ltd. In October 1987, he was appointed Senior Vice President of the Pacific Group of the International Business Sector. In January 1989, he was named President of Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited and President of the North Pacific Division of the International Business Sector. Effective 1991 he was elected Senior Vice President of the Company and named President of the Pacific Group of the International Business Sector. He was appointed to his current position, effective January 1995.
Carl Ware, 53, is Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Africa Group. In 1979, Mr. Ware was appointed Vice President, Special Markets, Coca-Cola USA. In March 1982, he was appointed Vice President, Urban Affairs, of the Company. He was elected Senior Vice President and Director, Corporate External Affairs in 1986 and became Deputy Group President of the Northeast Europe/Africa Group of the International Business Sector in July 1991, a position he held until he was named to his current position, effective January 1993.
Timothy J. Haas, 50, is Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Latin America Group. Mr. Haas was appointed Vice President, Sales, of Coca-Cola Foods in 1983 and Senior Vice President, Sales, of Coca-Cola Foods in 1985. In March 1991, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Foods. In April 1991, he was elected Vice President of the Company. In 1995, he was named Executive Vice President of the Latin America Group and served in that capacity until he was appointed President of the Latin America Group, effective January 1, 1997. He was elected Senior Vice President in February 1997
. Ralph H. Cooper, 57, is Senior Vice President of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Minute Maid Company, formerly known as Coca-Cola Foods. Mr. Cooper was appointed Senior Vice President of the Europe and Africa Group in July 1984 and was named Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola International and President of the Northwest European Division in January 1989. He was elected Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the European Community Group of the International Soft Drink Business Sector in August 1990. In January 1995, he was named Executive Vice President of Coca-Cola Foods and served in that capacity until he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in July 1995.
Joseph R. Gladden, Jr., 54, is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. In October 1985, Mr. Gladden was elected Vice President. He was named Deputy General Counsel in October 1987 and served in that capacity until he was elected Vice President and General Counsel in April 1990. He was elected Senior Vice President in April 1991.
Sergio Zyman, 51, is Senior Vice President of the Company and Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Zyman first joined the Company in 1979 and later served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Coca-Cola USA until 1986. After a seven year absence from the Company, during which he acted as consultant to different companies through Sergio Zyman & Co. and Core Strategy Group, he returned to assume his current position in August 1993.
Earl T. Leonard, Jr., 60, is Senior Vice President of the Company with responsibility for Corporate Affairs. Mr. Leonard was elected to his current position in April 1983.
Anton Amon, 53, is Senior Vice President of the Company and Manager of the Company's Product Integrity Division. Dr. Amon was named Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola USA in 1983. In 1988, he joined Coca-Cola Enterprises as Vice President, Operations. In September 1989, Dr. Amon returned to the Company as director, Corporate Quality Assurance. He was elected Vice President in October 1989. He became Manager, Product Integrity Division, in January 1992 and was elected to his current position in July 1992.
George Gourlay, 55, is Senior Vice President of the Company and Manager of the Technical Operations Division. Mr. Gourlay was named Manager, Corporate Concentrate Operations in 1986, named Assistant Vice President in 1988, and was elected Vice President in 1989. Mr. Gourlay became head of the Technical Operations Division in January 1992 and was elected to his current position in July 1992.