Drinks giant Coca-Cola has appointed James Quincey, the current president for the European business, to the role of president and COO.
Senior management in Coca-Cola’s international businesses, and the bottling investments unit, will now report to him.
The COO role has been vacant for the past seven years.
In other news, Coca-Cola has announced that Ahmet Bozer, president of Coca-Cola International, is set to retire.
He will remain on in an advisory role until March of next year.
Analysts have highlighted how Quincey held a key role in negotiations that resulted in the merger of three European Coca-Cola bottler businesses.
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