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12 December 2008
The Coca-Cola Company confirms Kent as Chairman
*The Coca-Cola Company has announced it has received a letter from its Chairman of the Board, Neville Isdell, confirming that, consistent with the succession plan announced in December 2007, he will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the April 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. *
James D Robinson III, Presiding Director of The Coca-Cola Company, also announced that the Board intends to elect President and CEO Muhtar Kent to succeed Mr Isdell as Chairman of the Board following the April Annual Meeting of Shareowners.
“I've always believed that well-conceived and well-executed succession planning is a vital responsibility of public company boards,” said Mr Isdell. “We met that responsibility when we announced one year ago just such a plan, including placing the future leadership of the company in the experienced and talented hands of Muhtar Kent, who is providing outstanding leadership as he manages for today and tomorrow.”