Coca-Cola Enterprises Announces Retirement of Executive Vice President Bill Douglas
March 16 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Ronald J. Lewis to Re-Join CCE as Senior
Vice President of Supply Chain
Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) (Euronext Paris: CCE)
today announced that, following a distinguished 30-year career in
the Coca-Cola system, Bill Douglas, Executive Vice President,
Supply Chain, will be retiring later this year.
Mr. Douglas joined the Coca-Cola system in 1985, serving in
various European senior management roles, including chief financial
officer of Coca-Cola Hellenic. Bill joined CCE in 2004, and served
as CCE’s chief financial officer from 2005 to 2013. As Executive
Vice President and CFO, Bill oversaw the 2010 transaction that
transformed CCE into a European operating company, enabling a
return of nearly $7 billion in cash to shareowners in the
following years. Since 2013, Bill has served as head of CCE’s
Supply Chain team.
“Bill is a highly-regarded and deeply-esteemed colleague who has
been a trusted partner and close friend since I joined CCE nearly
nine years ago,” said John F. Brock, chairman and chief executive
officer. “His strong business acumen and deep financial experience,
combined with his enthusiasm and passion for our business, have
contributed greatly to CCE’s successes over the last 11 years. He
leaves a legacy of pragmatism, thoughtful leadership, and strategic
thinking, and his presence in our Atlanta office and our facilities
across Europe will certainly be missed.”
CCE also announced today that Ronald J. Lewis will re-join the
company as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, effective April
1. Mr. Lewis currently serves as Vice President, Procurement and
Chief Procurement Officer for The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to this
role, Ron held several roles for CCE in North America, including as
Vice President of the company’s North American Supply Chain. In his
new role, Ron will report to Mr. Brock and will serve on the
company’s Executive Leadership Team.
“Ron has an excellent track record of delivering results,
extensive experience in the Coca-Cola bottling system, and an
intimate understanding of the complexities of leading large supply
chain operations in Europe and globally,” said Mr. Brock. “He is
well-respected throughout the Coca-Cola system, and has
demonstrated an ability to unlock shareowner value by creating a
demand-driven, customer-focused organization. We look forward to
welcoming him back to Coca-Cola Enterprises.”
Mr. Lewis, 48, has also served as President and CEO of Coca-Cola
Bottlers’ Sales and Services Company LLC, and has held several
supply chain, procurement, and trading and risk management roles
with Mars and Cargill. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical
Engineering from Montana State University, and a Master of Business
Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at
Northwestern University.
About CCE
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (CCE) is the leading Western
European marketer, producer, and distributor of non-alcoholic
ready-to-drink beverages and one of the world’s largest independent
Coca-Cola bottlers. CCE is the sole licensed bottler for products
of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium, continental France, Great
Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
We operate with a local focus and have 17 manufacturing sites
across Europe, where we manufacture nearly 90 percent of our
products in the markets in which they are consumed. Corporate
responsibility and sustainability is core to our business, and we
have been recognised by leading organizations in North America and
Europe for our progress in water use reduction, carbon footprint
reduction, and recycling initiatives. For more information about
our company, please visit our website at www.cokecce.com and follow
us on twitter at @cokecce.
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.Investor RelationsThor Erickson, +1
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