Phillipine Mtikitiki
Background and education. was born in a township near Mbombela, in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in the 1970s. At the time of her birth, Mbombela was known as "Nelspruit". She attended local schools for her pre-university education. She was then admitted to the University of KwaZulu Natal, where she obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration. Later, she was awarded a Master of Business Administration by Henley Business School South Africa. Career. In January 1998, she was recruited by the Coca-Cola Company, while at university. The company took her through an intensive management programme. She then worked  at different bottling entities in South Africa. Her work roles varied and her responsibilities were gradually increased. During her tenure at Coca-Cola, she completed her Master of Business Administration degree. Prior to her appointment, was the Vice President and General Manager for the East and Central Africa regions. Before that, from 2017 until 2019, she served as the Regional Franchise Manager of the Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa Business Unit (SEABU), responsible for the countries of Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia. At the South African unit, she replaced Luis Avellar who was appointed president of operations in Latin  America. She is based in Johannesburg, in South Africa. Family. Mtikitiki is a married mother of three children, ranging from 18 years to three years of age, as of August 2018.