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ITEM X. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The following are the executive officers of our Company as of February 25, 2014:
Ahmet C. Bozer, 53, is Executive Vice President of the Company and President of Coca-Cola International, which consists of the
Company’s Eurasia and Africa, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific operating groups. Mr. Bozer joined the Company in 1990
as a Financial Control Manager. In 1992, he became the Region Finance Manager in Turkey. In 1994, he joined Coca-Cola
Bottlers of Turkey (now Coca-Cola ˙ I¸cecek A.¸S.) as Finance Director and was named Managing Director in 1998. In 2000,
Mr. Bozer rejoined the Company as President of the Eurasia Division, which became the Eurasia and Middle East Division in
2003. In 2006, Mr. Bozer assumed the additional leadership responsibility for the Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Division. In 2007,
with the addition of the India and South West Asia Division under his responsibilities, Mr. Bozer was named President of the
Eurasia Group. From July 1, 2008, until December 31, 2012, Mr. Bozer served as President of the Eurasia and Africa Group. He
was appointed President of Coca-Cola International effective January 1, 2013, and was elected Executive Vice President of the
Company on February 21, 2013.
Alexander B. Cummings, Jr., 57, is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company. Mr. Cummings
joined the Company in 1997 as Deputy Region Manager, Nigeria. In 1998, Mr. Cummings was named Managing Director/Region
Manager, Nigeria, and in 2000, he became President of the North West Africa Division based in Morocco. In 2001,
Mr. Cummings became President of the Africa Group and served in this capacity until June 2008. Mr. Cummings was appointed
Chief Administrative Officer of the Company effective July 1, 2008, and was elected Executive Vice President of the Company
effective October 15, 2008.
J. Alexander M. Douglas, Jr., 52, is Senior Vice President and Global Chief Customer Officer of the Company and President of
Coca-Cola North America. Mr. Douglas joined the Company in January 1988 as a District Sales Manager for the Foodservice
Division of Coca-Cola USA. In May 1994, he was named Vice President of Coca-Cola USA, initially assuming leadership of the
CCE Sales and Marketing Group and eventually assuming leadership of the entire North American Field Sales and Marketing
Groups. In 2000, Mr. Douglas was appointed President of the North American Retail Division within the North America group.
He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer of the Company from 2003 until 2006 and continued serving as
Senior Vice President until April 2007. Mr. Douglas was President of the North America Group from August 2006 through
December 31, 2012. He was appointed Global Chief Customer Officer effective January 1, 2013, was elected Senior Vice President
of the Company on February 21, 2013, and was appointed President of Coca-Cola North America effective January 1, 2014.
Ceree Eberly, 51, is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of the Company, with responsibility for leading the Company’s
global People Function (formerly Human Resources). Ms. Eberly joined the Company in 1990, serving in staffing, compensation
and other roles supporting the Company’s business units around the world. From 1998 until 2003, she served as Human Resources
Director for the Latin Center Division. From 2003 until 2007, Ms. Eberly served as Vice President of the McDonald’s Division.
She was appointed Group Human Resources Director for Europe in July 2007 and served in that capacity until she was appointed
Chief People Officer effective December 1, 2009. Ms. Eberly was elected Senior Vice President of the Company effective April 1,
2010.
Gary P. Fayard, 61, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Fayard joined the Company in
1994. In July 1994, he was elected Vice President and Controller. In December 1999, he was elected Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fayard was elected Executive Vice President of the Company in February 2003.
Irial Finan, 56, is Executive Vice President and President, Bottling Investments and Supply Chain. Mr. Finan joined the Company
and was named President, Bottling Investments in 2004. Mr. Finan joined the Coca-Cola system in 1981 with Coca-Cola Bottlers
Ireland, Ltd., where for several years he held a variety of accounting positions. From 1987 until 1990, Mr. Finan served as Finance
Director of Coca-Cola Bottlers Ireland, Ltd. From 1991 to 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 2001 until 2003 as Chief Executive Officer of
Coca-Cola Hellenic. He was elected Executive Vice President of the Company in October 2004.
Bernhard Goepelt, 51, is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Counsel of the Company. Mr. Goepelt joined
the Company in 1992 as Legal Counsel for the German Division. In 1997, he was appointed Legal Counsel for the Middle and
Far East Group and in 1999 was appointed Division Counsel, Southeast and West Asia Division, based in Thailand. In 2003,
Mr. Goepelt was appointed Group Counsel for the Central Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Group. In 2005, he assumed the
position of General Counsel for Japan and China and in 2007, Mr. Goepelt was appointed General Counsel, Pacific Group. In
April 2010, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to become Associate General Counsel, Global Marketing, Commercial Leadership &
Strategy. In September 2010, Mr. Goepelt took on the additional responsibility of General Counsel for the Pacific Group. In
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