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1993, he served as Managing Director of Coca-Cola Bottlers Ulster, Ltd. He was Managing Director of
Coca-Cola Bottlers in Romania and Bulgaria until late 1994. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Managing Director
of Molino Beverages, with responsibility for expanding markets including the Republic of Ireland, Northern
Ireland, Romania, Moldova, Russia and Nigeria. Mr. Finan served from May 2001 until 2003 as Chief Executive
Officer of Coca-Cola HBC, one of the Company’s largest bottlers with operations in 26 countries. In
August 2004, Mr. Finan joined the Company and was named President of Bottling Investments. He was elected
to his current position in October 2004.
Charles B. Fruit, 58, is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company. Mr. Fruit joined
the Company in June 1991 as Director of Global Media Services and was elected Vice President of the Company
in July 1991. He was given expanded responsibilities and named Vice President, Media & Marketing Assets in
August 1993, and later Marketing Chief of Staff in November 2000. In October 2001, Mr. Fruit was appointed
Vice President, Integrated Marketing. He was named Chief Marketing Officer of the Company in June 2004 and
was elected to his current position in July 2004.
E. Neville Isdell, 61, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Isdell joined the Coca-Cola system in 1966 with the local bottling company in Zambia. In 1972, he became
General Manager of Coca-Cola Bottling of Johannesburg, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in South Africa at the
time. Mr. Isdell was named Region Manager for Australia in 1980. In 1981, he became President of Coca-Cola
Bottlers Philippines, Inc., the bottling joint venture between the Company and San Miguel Corporation in the
Philippines. Mr. Isdell was appointed President of the Central European Division of the Company in 1985. In
January 1989, he was elected Senior Vice President of the Company and was appointed President of the
Northeast Europe/Africa Group, which was renamed the Northeast Europe/Middle East Group in 1992. In
1995, Mr. Isdell was named President of the Greater Europe Group. From July 1998 to September 2000, he was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Beverages Plc in Great Britain, where he oversaw that
company’s merger with Hellenic Bottling and the formation of Coca-Cola HBC, one of the Company’s largest
bottlers. Mr. Isdell served as Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola HBC from September 2000 until May 2001;
and served as Vice Chairman of Coca-Cola HBC from May 2001 until December 2001. From January 2002 to
May 2004, Mr. Isdell was an international consultant to the Company. He was elected to his current positions on
June 1, 2004.
Donald R. Knauss, 54, is Executive Vice President of the Company and 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 in February 2004.
Cynthia P. McCague, 54, is Senior Vice President of the Company and Director of Human Resources.
Ms. McCague initially joined the Company in 1982, and since then has worked across the Coca-Cola business
system in a variety of human resources and business roles in Europe and the United States. In 1998, she was
appointed to lead the human resources function for Coca-Cola Beverages Plc, in Great Britain, which in 2000
became Coca-Cola HBC. Ms. McCague rejoined the Company in June 2004 as Director of Human Resources.
She was elected to her current position in July 2004.
Mary E. Minnick, 45, is Executive Vice President of the Company and President and Chief Operating
Officer, Asia. Ms. Minnick joined the Company in 1983 and spent 10 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)
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