Muhtar Kent

Muhtar Kent is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company.

Mr. Kent joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1978 and has held a variety of marketing and operations roles throughout his career. In 1985, he was appointed General Manager of Coca-Cola Turkey and Central Asia. From 1989 to 1995, he served as President of the Company's East Central Europe Division and Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola International, with responsibility for 23 countries.

Between 1995 and 1998, Mr. Kent served as Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited - Europe, covering bottling operations in 12 countries. From 1999 until his return to The Coca-Cola Company in May 2005, he served as President and CEO of the Efes Beverage Group, a large publicly held beverage company which was also the majority shareholder of Coca-Cola Icecek, A.S., currently the sixth largest bottler in the Coca-Cola system.

Mr. Kent was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Coca-Cola Company's North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East Group from 2005 until early 2006, where he was responsible for the operations across a broad and diverse geographic region that included China, Japan and Russia. He served as President of Coca-Cola International from February 2006, responsible for operations outside of North America, until his appointment in December 2006 as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, overseeing all operations of the business.

Mr. Kent became Chief Executive Officer of the Company on July 1, 2008, and Chairman of the Board of Directors on April 23, 2009.

Mr. Kent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Hull University, England, and a Master of Science degree in Administrative Sciences from CASS business school at City University in London. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate Law degree from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and an honorary doctorate degree in Economics from the University of Hull.

Mr. Kent is a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, co-chair of The Consumer Goods Forum, a member of the Business Roundtable, and a member of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors. He is also the Chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council and Chairman of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council.

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