The Coca-Cola Company CEO and leadership

James Robert B. Quincey (8 January 1965) is a British businessman based in the United States. After starting his career at Bain & Co, he joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1996 and was later named chief operating officer (COO). He is now the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) at the company.

Manuel Arroyo Prieto is a Pres:APAC/Chief Marketing Officer at COCA COLA CO and President, ASEAN Business Unit at COCA COLA CO and is based in กรุงเทพมหานคร, กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand. He has worked as Pres:Mexico Bus at COCA COLA CO, Dir:Iberia Marketing at COCA COLA CO, and Chief Executive Officer at Deoleo. Manuel works or has worked as Pres:Asean & Sewa at COCA COLA CO. He attended Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE E-3) between 1985 and 1991.

Brian Smith is president and chief operating officer of The Coca-Cola Company. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s global field operations, with a focus on in-market executional leadership, talent development and deployment.

In addition, he will drive the revenue and profit acceleration of acquired brand platforms such as Costa coffee, via the newly established Global Ventures Group.

From 2016 to 2018 Smith served as president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Group with responsibility for overseeing the operations of six business units spanning from Western Europe to Russia to Southern Africa. Prior to that role, Smith was group president of Latin America from 2013 to 2016. His key areas of focus in the region included the development and effective deployment of talent, along with building Coca-Cola leadership in still beverage categories via new, aligned system business models and bolt-on acquisitions in juices, teas and dairy.

Smith joined Coca-Cola in Atlanta in 1997 as Latin America group manager for mergers and acquisitions. He was responsible for bottler and brand transactions in Latin America and helped formulate and execute system franchise strategies. From 2001 to 2002, he worked as executive assistant to Brian Dyson, chief operating officer and vice chairman. From 2002 to 2008, he was president of the Brazil division and, from 2008 to 2012, served as president for the Mexico division.

John Murphy is executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Coca-Cola Company. In this role, he leads the company’s global finance organization and represents the company with multiple stakeholders, including investors, lenders and rating agencies. He oversees Mergers & Acquisitions, Investor Relations, Tax, Treasury, Audit, Accounting and Controls, Reporting and Analysis, Real Estate and Risk Management.

From 2016 to 2018, Murphy served as president of the company’s Asia Pacific group. He was responsible for operations in the group’s five business units: Greater China & Korea, Japan, South East Asia, India & South West Asia and South Pacific. He was also responsible for the company’s Bottling Investments Group, primarily focused on key markets in Southeast and Southwest Asia.

From 2013 to 2016, Murphy served as president, South Latin business unit, where he was responsible for operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. From 2008 to 2012, he was president, Latin Center business unit, responsible for operations in 31 countries in Central America, the Caribbean and the Andean Region.

During more than 30 years with Coca-Cola, Murphy has held a variety of general management, finance and strategic planning roles around the world. He began his career in 1988 as an international internal auditor and served in expanded responsibilities in various finance, planning and operations roles at Coca-Cola Japan and subsequently worked for the Coca-Cola bottling partner in Singapore, F&N Coca-Cola Ltd.

Before joining Coca-Cola, Murphy worked as an auditor for Price Waterhouse in Dublin, Ireland. Murphy is a member of the boards of Coca-Cola FEMSA and The Coca-Cola Foundation.

Murphy earned a bachelor's degree in Business Studies from Trinity College in Dublin and a diploma in professional accounting from University College in Dublin. He qualified as a chartered accountant of the Irish Institute of Chartered Accountants.

SVP and Chief Communications, Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

James Robert B. Quincey (8 January 1965) is a British businessman based in the United States. After starting his career at Bain & Co, he joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1996 and was later named chief operating officer (COO). He is now the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) at the company.