Operating Group Leadership

Mr. Gareth Edgecombe is President of the South Pacific Business Unit.

Mr. Edgecombe joined Coca-Cola as Country Manager, New Zealand, in 2003, moving to Australia in 2005 as Franchise Director, then Region Manager, Australia. He held this position until January 2007 when he assumed the role of President, Coca-Cola South Pacific.

Mr. Edgecombe joined Coca-Cola from NZ Dairy Foods Limited, New Zealand's largest domestic dairy player. There he held a number of sales and general management roles, including General Manager of the specialty cheese division and National Sales Manager for NZ Dairy Foods.

Prior to that, Gareth began his career in July 1992 as a Sales/Merchandising representative for bottler, Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand.