Operating Group Leadership

Deryck J. van Rensburg has 25 years of international business experience in leadership roles with The Coca-Cola Company, and formerly with Unilever PLC, which has seen him operating in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Greece, Romania and South Africa.

In 2007, Mr. van Rensburg was appointed President and General Manager of the Venturing & Emerging Brands Business Unit for Coca-Cola North America. Prior to this, he was President of the Company’s Germany and Nordic Division based in Berlin.

Mr. van Rensburg is responsible for identifying and developing the next series of billion dollar brands via importation strategies, incubating internal innovation and sourcing external growth through acquisition, entrepreneurial partnering and equity investment.

He holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Bath in England.