Operating Group Leadership

John M. Guarino is Regional Director, Nordics, Middle East and Africa for the Bottling Investments Group.

He joined the Coca-Cola system in 1997 as Senior Regional Manager for the Gulf States in the Middle East. In 2000, he was appointed President, Middle East and North Africa Division covering twenty two countries. In 2002 he became Chief Executive Officer of Coca- Cola Erfrischungsgetränke, the Company bottler in Berlin, Germany. In 2005 he was appointed to his current role, based in London.

For the last 20 years, Mr. Guarino has held various international executive positions and has lived and worked in Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Mr. Guarino had an extensive career with Philip Morris Companies Inc, in a variety of executive roles living in Sweden, the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland. His last role at Philip Morris was Region Director, Africa and Middle East.

Mr. Guarino serves on the boards of many Coca-Cola bottlers, both private and public. He also served on the board of the Fulbright Commission in Germany. He earned his Bachelors degree from Rider University and his MBA from Northeastern University; both in his native United States.