The Coca-Cola Company
Matt Echols is an experienced executive currently serving as Chair of the Board of Directors at UNFI Foundation.org and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at UNFI. With a long tenure at The Coca-Cola Company since 1998, Matt holds the position of Global Vice President for Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability Function Operations, overseeing a global network and the implementation of the World Without Waste program. Previous roles at Coca-Cola include Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications in both Asia Pacific and North America, as well as General Manager for the World Without Waste initiative in Asia Pacific. Matt's board memberships include Inframark and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, among others. Educational qualifications include an MS in Marketing Communications from The Johns Hopkins University, a leadership certificate from Harvard Business School, and participation in the Strategic Leadership Program at the University of Oxford.
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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.