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Steven J. Heyer, 51, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in
December 2002. In addition, from December 2003 through February 24, 2004, Mr. Heyer assumed direct
leadership of the North America strategic business unit. Mr. Heyer joined the Company in April 2001 as
President and Chief Operating Officer, Coca-Cola Ventures and in April 2002 assumed leadership
responsibility for Latin America. In his current role, Mr. Heyer is responsible for overseeing all of the
Company’s strategic business units, as well as the Company’s marketing, innovation and customer
management functions. Mr. Heyer joined the Company from AOL Time Warner, where he served since
1996 as President and Chief Operating Officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Mr. Heyer joined
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. in 1994 as President of Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. Prior to that,
Mr. Heyer was President and Chief Operating Officer of Young & Rubicam Advertising Worldwide, as well
as Executive Vice President of Young & Rubicam, Inc. In addition, Mr. Heyer was for 15 years with Booz
Allen & Hamilton, Inc. and served as Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of the firm’s New York
office and leader of its Marketing Practice Worldwide.
Donald R. Knauss, 53, is President and Chief Operating Officer, Coca-Cola North America.
Mr. Knauss joined the Company in 1994 as Senior Vice President of Marketing for The Minute Maid
Company, and was named Senior Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Division in 1996. He served
from March 1998 until January 2000 as President of the Southern Africa Division of the Company. In
January 2000, Mr. Knauss was named President and Chief Executive Officer of The Minute Maid
Company, formerly a division of the Company, and became President of the Retail Division of Coca-Cola
North America in January 2003. He was appointed to his current position on February 25, 2004.
Mary E. Minnick, 44, is Executive Vice President of the Company and President and Chief Operating
Officer, Asia. Ms. Minnick joined the Company in 1983 and spent ten years working in Fountain Sales and
the Bottle/Can Division of Coca-Cola USA. In 1993, she joined Corporate Marketing. In 1996, she was
appointed Vice President and Director, Middle and Far East Marketing, and served in that capacity until
1997 when she was appointed President of the South Pacific Division. In 2000, she was named President of
Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited. Ms. Minnick was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Asia strategic business unit as of January 1, 2002, and was elected to her current position in
February 2002.
Daniel P. Palumbo, 46, is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company.
Mr. Palumbo joined the Company in June 2003 as Chief Marketing Officer. In July 2003 he was elected
Senior Vice President of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Palumbo served six years with the
Eastman Kodak Company, concluding his service there as Senior Vice President of the Eastman Kodak
Company and President of the Consumer Imaging Division, the photographic unit that accounts for half of
the company’s sales. Prior to assuming the presidency of this Division, Mr. Palumbo served as the Division’s
Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining the Eastman Kodak Company, Mr. Palumbo was with The
Procter & Gamble Company for 13 years, where he held a number of domestic and international brand
management assignments.
Deval L. Patrick, 47, is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. He
was elected to the first two positions in April 2001 and was elected Secretary of the Company in
October 2002, effective January 1, 2003. Mr. Patrick was Assistant Attorney General of the United States
and Chief of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division from 1994 until 1997, where he was
responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting discrimination. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Patrick was a
partner with the Boston law firm of Day Berry & Howard LLP. Mr. Patrick joined the Company from
Texaco Inc., where he served as Vice President and General Counsel from 1999 to 2001.
Jos´
e Octavio Reyes, 51, is Executive Vice President of the Company and President and Chief Operating
Officer, Latin America. He began his career with The Coca-Cola Company in 1980 in Coca-Cola de M´
exico
as Manager of Strategic Planning. In 1986 he was Manager of the Sprite and diet Coke brands at Corporate
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