Muhtar Kent
Turkish-American executive; CEO of The Coca-Cola Company 2008–2017, chairman to 2019.
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Roles
The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Company (before)
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- Muhtar Kent is a Turkish-American business executive who spent most of his career at The Coca-Cola Company.
- He joined it in Turkey in 1978, left in 1999 to run Efes Beverage Group, and returned in 2005.
- He was Coca-Cola's chief executive from July 2008 to May 2017, when James Quincey succeeded him, and its chairman from April 2009 to April 2019.
Key facts
- Born
- 1 December 1952, New York City, where his father Necdet Kent was Turkey's consul-general1
- Education
- Tarsus American College (1971); University of Hull; MBA, Cass Business School, London1
- Coca-Cola, first stint
- Joined Coca-Cola in Turkey in 1978; general manager for Turkey and Central Asia from 1985; president of the East Central Europe Division to 1995; managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil-Europe from 19951
- Efes
- CEO of Efes Beverage Group (Anadolu Group) from 1999 to 20051
- Coca-Cola, second stint
- Rejoined in May 2005; president of international operations from January 2006; CEO from 1 July 2008 to May 2017; chairman from 23 April 2009 to April 20191
- Insider trading
- Found liable for insider trading in a civil court in Australia in 1996 while at Coca-Cola Amatil; repaid a $324,000 profit and paid $30,000 towards the investigation1
Roles
Before
Leads until May 2017
On the board of until Apr 2019
The Coca-Cola Company (chairman) source on The Coca-Cola Company
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