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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 Hellenic, one of the Company’s largest bottlers. Mr. Isdell served as Chief Executive Officer
of Coca-Cola Hellenic from September 2000 until May 2001 and served as Vice Chairman of Coca-Cola Hellenic 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. In December 2007, the Company announced that
Mr. Isdell will transition from the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective July 1, 2008; however,
Mr. Isdell will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareowners in
April 2009.
Glenn G. Jordan S., 51, is President of the Pacific Group. Mr. Jordan joined the Company in 1978 as a field
representative for Coca-Cola de Colombia where, for several years, he held various positions, including Region
Manager from 1985 to 1989. Mr. Jordan served as Marketing Operations Manager, Pacific Group from 1989 to 1990
and as Vice President of Coca-Cola International and Executive Assistant to the Pacific Group President from 1990 to
1991. Mr. Jordan served as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Operations, for the Brazil Division from 1991 to
1995, as President of the River Plate Division, which comprised Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay from 1995 to 2000,
and as President of the South Latin America Division, comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru
and Uruguay from 2000 to 2003. In February 2003, Mr. Jordan was appointed Executive Vice President and Director of
Operations for the Latin America Group and served in that capacity until February 2006. Mr. Jordan was appointed
President of the East, South Asia and Pacific Rim Group in February 2006. The East, South Asia and Pacific Rim
Group was reconfigured and renamed the Pacific Group, effective January 1, 2007.
Geoffrey J. Kelly, 63, is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Kelly joined the
Company in 1970 in Australia as manager of the Legal Department for the Australasia Area. Since then he has held a
number of key roles, including Senior Counsel for the Pacific Group and subsequently for the Middle and Far East
Group. In 2000, Mr. Kelly was appointed Senior Counsel for International Operations. He became Chief Deputy
General Counsel in 2003 and was elected Senior Vice President of the Company in 2004. In January 2005, he assumed
the role of Acting General Counsel to the Company, and in July 2005, he was elected General Counsel of the
Company.
Muhtar Kent, 55, is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. In December 2007,
Mr. Kent was also elected Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective July 1, 2008, and in February 2008, he
was nominated by the Board of Directors to stand for election as a Director of the Company at the Annual Meeting of
Shareowners to be held on April 16, 2008. Mr. Kent joined the Company in 1978 and held a variety of marketing and
operations roles throughout his career with the Company. In 1985, he was appointed General Manager of Coca-Cola
Turkey and Central Asia. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Kent served as President of the East Central Europe Division and
Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola International. Between 1995 and 1998, he served as Managing Director of
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited - Europe, and from 1999 until 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Efes Beverage Group and as a board member of Coca-Cola Icecek. Mr. Kent rejoined the Company in May 2005 as
President, North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East Group, was appointed President, Coca-Cola International in
January 2006 and was elected Executive Vice President of the Company in February 2006. He was elected President
and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in December 2006.
Robert P. Leechman, 51, is Vice President and Chief Customer and Commercial Officer of the Company. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Leechman held various sales management positions with Mars Inc. Mr. Leechman joined the
Company in 1988 as general sales manager for Coca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages in England. In 1990, he was
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