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The Coca-Cola Company has announced that Jennifer Mann will step down as executive vice president and president of its North America Operating Unit, effective 1 August, following nearly three decades with the beverage giant.

John Murphy, the company's president and chief financial officer, will assume responsibility for the North America Operating Unit on an interim basis while Coca-Cola conducts a search for a permanent successor. Mann will remain with the company as a senior advisor through April 2027 to support a smooth leadership transition.

Mann has led Coca-Cola's largest operating unit since January 2023, overseeing a period of strong revenue and profit growth as the company continued to expand its position as a total beverage business.

Henrique Braun, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, said: "I am grateful to Jennifer for her tremendous contributions to The Coca-Cola Company as an operator and leader. Her people-first legacy remains in the many high-performing teams she's led across the Coca-Cola business."

During her 29-year career at Coca-Cola, Mann held a series of senior leadership positions across operations, strategy and people management. Before taking charge of the North America business, she served as president of global ventures, where she oversaw brands including Costa Coffee and the company's investment in Monster Beverage.

She also served as senior vice president and chief people officer, chief of staff to former CEO James Quincey, and vice president and general manager of Coca-Cola Freestyle, where she helped drive the global expansion of the self-serve beverage platform.

Mann joined Coca-Cola in 1997 in the national customer support division and has since held leadership roles spanning customer operations, foodservice strategy and marketing.

In addition to her executive responsibilities, Mann serves on the boards of several organisations, including Verizon Communications, the American Beverage Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Fairlife, Morehouse College and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

The leadership change comes as Coca-Cola continues to build on its strategy as a total beverage company, with a portfolio spanning carbonated soft drinks, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, juice and dairy beverages sold in more than 200 countries and territories.

The company said it will announce a permanent successor for the North America Operating Unit at a later date.