Muhtar Kent - wikipedia Muhtar Kent Muhtar Kent Kent in 2009 Ahmet Muhtar Kent 1952 ( age 65 -- 66 ) New York City, New York, United States Residence Atlanta, Georgia, United States Nationality Turkish and American Education Tarsus American College University of Hull Cass Business School of City University, London Occupation Chairman of the Board, The Coca - Cola Company Parent ( s ) Necdet Kent Ahmet Muhtar Kent ( born 1952 ) is a Turkish - American business executive. He is the chairman and former CEO of The Coca - Cola Company. He was appointed to the position of chief executive officer of the company in 2008 and became chairman of the board in 2009. In December 2016, Coca Cola announced that Kent would step down as CEO in May 2017, to be replaced by President and COO James Quincey. Kent continues as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2.1 1978 -- 1999 2.2 1999 -- 2005 2.3 2005 -- present 3 References 4 External links Early life Muhtar Kent was born in 1952 in New York City, where his father, Necdet Kent, was the consul - general of Turkey. After completing high school at Tarsus American College in Mersin, Turkey in 1971, Muhtar Kent went to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Hull. Subsequently, he earned his MBA degree at Cass Business School, London. Professional career Kent at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2010. 1978 -- 1999 Muhtar Kent found a job at The Coca - Cola Company in Turkey through a newspaper ad in 1978. He toured the country in trucks to sell Coca - Cola, and thereby learned its distribution, marketing and logistics systems. In 1985, he was promoted to the general manager position of Coca - Cola Turkey and Central Asia, and transferred the headquarters of the company from Izmir to Istanbul. Three years later, he was appointed president of the Company 's East Central Europe Division, responsible for 23 countries in a region from the Alps to the Himalayas. Living in Vienna, Austria, he served at this post until 1995. Promoted further, Muhtar Kent became in 1995 managing director of Coca - Cola Amatil - Europe. In two years, he increased the turnover of the company about 50 %, which covered bottling operations in 12 European countries. 1999 -- 2005 In 1999, Kent left the Coca - Cola Company after 20 years of service. Returning to Turkey, Muhtar Kent became CEO of Efes Beverage Group at Anadolu Group, the largest local shareholder of the Coca - Cola franchise in Turkey and one of Europe 's largest international beverage businesses. He extended the company 's territory from Serbia to Pakistan. 2005 -- present In May 2005, Kent rejoined Coca - Cola after almost 6 years and was appointed president and chief operating officer of the company 's North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East Group, a position reporting directly to chairman and chief executive officer Neville Isdell. Muhtar Kent 's rise continued and he was promoted in January 2006, to the newly created position of president of International Operations. In this capacity, he was responsible for all operations outside of North America, and all group presidents outside of North America reported to him. Kent 's successful career took him finally to the summit of The Coca - Cola Company, which named him chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2008. He became chairman of the board and chief executive officer, effective April 23, 2009. By 2015 he is paid over US $ 25MM a year by Coca - Cola. Muhtar Kent is active in the global business community and currently is co-chair of the Consumer Goods Forum, a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, a member of the Business Roundtable, a past Chairman of the U.S. - China Business Council and current chairman emeritus of the US - ASEAN Business Council. He also was recently appointed as a member of the Eminent Persons Group for ASEAN by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. He serves on the boards of Special Olympics International, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Catalyst and Emory University. He received an honorary degree in Doctor of Laws from Oglethorpe University in 2008. He currently serves on the board of directors of The American Turkish Society and the National Committee on United States - China Relations. He is also an invitee of the Bilderberg Group and attended the Greece 2009 Bilderberg conference at the Astir Palace resort in Vouliagmeni, Greece. On May 3, 2014, Muhtar Kent was awarded an honorary degree by the Georgia Institute of Technology during the morning graduation ceremony ( at which he gave the commencement address ). In 2016, he was inducted as a Georgia Trustee, an honor given by the Georgia Historical Society in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia to individuals whose accomplishments and community service reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752. In 2016, Kent was listed as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. References Jump up ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/25355130.asp Jump up ^ http://www.haberler.com/wall-street-journal-muhtar-kent-kararini-telefon-haberi/ Jump up ^ `` Leadership Viewpoints ''. The Coca - Cola Company. Jump up ^ `` The Coca - Cola Company Announces Senior Leadership Succession Plan ''. Jump up ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/egitim/27619099.asp Jump up ^ `` Alumni services ''. Cass Business School. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Muhtar Kent : Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ''. The Coca - Cola Company. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 29. Jump up ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/11509344.asp Jump up ^ `` History ''. Anadolu Efes. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 14. Jump up ^ http://www.perakende.org/ekipman/coca-colanin-yeni-ceosu-muhtar-kent-oldu-1197038975h.html Jump up ^ http://www.sozcu.com.tr/2015/ekonomi/muhtar-kentin-aylik-kazanci-dudak-ucuklatiyor-782894/ Jump up ^ `` Leadership Viewpoints ''. The Coca - Cola Company. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Honorary Degrees Awarded by Oglethorpe University ''. Oglethorpe University. Archived from the original on 2015 - 03 - 19. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Board of Directors americanturkishsociety. localhost ''. americanturkishsociety.org. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Board of Directors National Committee on United States - China Relations ''. www.ncuscr.org. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Bilderberg 2009 list of participants ''. BilderbergMeetings.org. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 25. Jump up ^ `` AJC -- Muhtar Kent Honorary Degree ''. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Time - Hillary Clinton Wikileaks Running Mates ''. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muhtar Kent. Turkish Daily News December 7, 2007 Newspaper Radikal September 25, 2007 ( in Turkish ) Charlie Rose interview with Muhtar Kent on June 9, 2009 Adi Ignatius Interview with Muhtar Kent, Harvard Business Review October, 2011 Appearances on C - SPAN Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhtar_Kent&oldid=824523212 '' Categories : 1952 births Living people American chairmen of corporations Directors of The Coca - Cola Company Businesspeople from New York City Tarsus American College alumni Alumni of the University of Hull Alumni of City, University of London Alumni of Cass Business School American people of Turkish descent Turkish chief executives Coca - Cola people American chief executives of food industry companies Chief operating officers Hidden categories : Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Infobox person using ethnicity Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2013 Articles with Turkish - language external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Deutsch Español فارسی Français Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Nederlands Русский Саха тыла Svenska Тоҷикӣ Türkçe Українська 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 7 February 2018, at 21 : 22. 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Question: who is the current ceo of coca cola
Answer: James Quincey