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James Quincey
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
OccupationBusiness executive
Organization(s)President and chief operating officer of The Coca-Cola Company
WebsiteProfile at the Coca-Cola Company

James Quincey (born 1964)[1] is the president and chief operating officer of The Coca-Cola Company.[2][3] He began working at the company in 1996,[1][4] and before his 2015 appointment to president and COO,[5][4][6] he held positions such as president of Coca-Cola's Latin America division,[4] and two years as president of Coke's Europe business, among others.[1]

Biography

James Quincey was born circa 1964.[1][7] He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Liverpool.[4] Early in his career he worked at The Kalchas Group, a spin off from Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company, as a partner in strategy consulting.[4]

He began working at The Coca-Cola Company in 1996.[1][4] He initially served as director of learning strategy for the Latin America division.[4] In 2003, he became president of the same division.[4] Early in his career, "Quincey had stints leading Coke's business in Northwestern Europe, the Nordic countries, and also worked a few years in Latin America, including a term heading its Mexican business."[1] While as president of the Northwest Europe & Nordics Business Unit, he oversaw the acquisition of innocent juice.[5]

He became president of Coke's Europe business in 2013, focusing on expanding product assortment[1] for his two years in the position.[4] In 2014, he led the negotiations for the $31 billion merger of "Coke’s bottlers Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, and the German bottling business Erfrischungsgetraenke AG,"[1][6] forming Coca-Cola European Partners,[4][1][6] considered the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on net revenue.[1]

On August 13, 2015,[5][4][6] he was named president and COO of Coca-Cola under CEO Muhtar Kent.[1] Along with Bloomberg,[7] Reuters, [6] and Fortune at the time opined that the move "makes the executive the company’s second-in-command and positions him to potentially succeed CEO Muhtar Kent at some point."[1] The COO role had previously been vacant since 2008.[6]

Further reading

  • "Coca-Cola names COO in potential CEO succession move". Fortune. August 13, 2014.
  • "Coca-Cola names new COO". Inforum. Reuters Media. August 13, 2015.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Wahba, Phil (August 13, 2014). "Coca-Cola names COO in potential CEO succession move". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. ^ Green, Alex (March 2, 2016). "New Coke facility a symbol of soda's North American future, say company officials". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ Emem, Paulo (May 30, 2016). "Nigeria to Oversee Coca-Cola's West African Operations in 31 Countries". Nigerian News. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Senior Leadership: James Quincey". www.coca-colacompany.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  5. ^ a b c "The Coca-Cola Company Names James Quincey President and Chief Operating Officer". Press release - Bevnet. August 13, 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Coca-Cola names new COO". INFORUM - Reuters Media. Forum Communications Company. August 13, 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  7. ^ a b Arnobit, Jean-Claude (August 14, 2015). "Coca-Cola Appoints James Quincy President and COO, Will be In Charge of the Company's Operating Units Worldwide". The Franchise Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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