The Coca-Cola Company
Gerard Cottrell is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in finance and management, having retired from The Coca-Cola Company in January 2020 after a successful career spanning over three decades. As Vice President of Coca-Cola Business Services North America, Cottrell demonstrated leadership in strategic client management and finance operations, achieving a 10% cost reduction. Previous roles included pivotal positions at Coca-Cola Refreshments and Coca-Cola Enterprises, where responsibilities encompassed financial operations for large business units and the successful deployment of key sales systems. Additional experience includes serving as Trustee for the Teamsters Local 812 Multi-Employer Taft-Hartley Pension Fund, overseeing a $400 million pension fund. Early career experiences include positions at KPMG as a Senior Manager and law enforcement as a Police Officer and Detective. Gerard Cottrell holds Bachelor's degrees in Accounting from Rutgers University and Criminal Justice from William Paterson University of New Jersey.
The Coca-Cola Company
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The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Coca-Cola's vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love, to refresh them in body & spirit. And done in ways that create a more sustainable business and better shared future that makes a difference in people’s lives, communities and our planet. Sold in the United States since 1886, Coca-Cola products are now sold in more than 200 countries and territories. They own or license and market numerous beverage brands, which they group into the following categories: Trademark Coca-Cola; sparkling flavors; hydration, sports, coffee and tea; nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverages; and emerging beverages. Their portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Their hydration, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Coca-Cola’s nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. They are constantly transforming their portfolio, from reducing sugar in their drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. Coca-Cola seeks to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across the value chain. Beverages bearing trademarks owned by or licensed to the company account for 2.1 billion of the approximately 63 billion servings of all beverages consumed worldwide every day.