Rohan Oza
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Rohan Oza | |
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| Born | October 2, 1971 |
| Alma mater | the University of Nottingham University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Marketing Officer at The Coca-Cola Company Founder at Idea Merchants Capital Investor |
Rohan Oza is an American businessman, investor, and marketing expert behind several large brands.
Career
Oza began his career at age 20 as the manufacturing manager behind Mars' M&M's, and then later became the youngest manager to run the Snickers brand.[1]
After working for Mars, Oza began a career at The Coca-Cola Company where he revived the Powerade and Sprite brands using innovative methods.[2]
After resigning from Coca-Cola in 2002,[3] Oza left to be a partner in Vitamin Water, doing business as Glacéau, whose sales at the time hovered around $25 million.[1] More innovative marketing and celebrity partnerships, fostered by Oza's leadership, grew the Vitamin Water and Smartwater brands. By using celebrities such as 50 Cent, Jennifer Aniston, LeBron James, and Tom Brady, Oza was able to grow the fledgling brands.
In 2007, Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau in an acquisition for $4.2 billion[4] expanding the company's non-carbonated portfolio. Rohan was appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Coke's still brands, returning to the company after the acquisition.
Oza has also been a recurring “shark” for ABC’s Shark Tank since the ninth season.
Personal
Rohan was born and raised in Zambia, and spent most of his childhood there. He is an NRI and studied at Harrow School and Nottingham University. He lated migrated to United States and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan.
References
- ^ a b "Rohan Oza - Founder @ Idea Merchants Capital | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Meet the millionaire 'brand messiah' who went from working in a factory to having 50 Cent and Rihanna on speed dial". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Rohan Oza | Shark Tank". ABC. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Martin, Andrew (2007-05-26). "Coca-Cola Agrees to Buy Vitaminwater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-30.