8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 8, 2006
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December
7, 2006
THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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001-02217
(Commission
File
Number)
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58-0628465
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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One
Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta,
Georgia
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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30313
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121
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Item
5.02(c). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with
Certain Officers
On
December 7, 2006, the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the
“Company”) elected Muhtar Kent as president and chief operating officer,
effective immediately.
Mr.
Kent
, 54, returned to the Company in May, 2005 as president and chief operating
officer of the North Asia, Europe and Middle East Group and was named president,
Coca-Cola International in January 2006. He joined the Company in 1978 and
has
held a variety of marketing and operational roles throughout his career with
the
Company. In 1985, he was appointed general manager of Coca-Cola Turkey and
Central Asia. From 1989 to 1995, he was president of the East Central
Europe Division and senior vice president of Coca-Cola International, overseeing
23 countries.
From
1995
to 1998, Mr. Kent was managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil - Europe, with
bottling operations in 12 countries. From 1999 until his return to
the Company,
he was president and chief executive officer of Efes Beverage Group, one of
Europe’s largest international beverage businesses.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
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Date:
December 7, 2006
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By:
/s/ Geoffrey J. Kelly
Geoffrey
J. Kelly
Senior
Vice President & General Counsel
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