P.M. BRIEFING : New President for Coca-Cola USA
From Times Wire Service
ATLANTA —
Coca-Cola Co. has announced that M. Douglas Ivester will become president of Coca-Cola USA, the soft drink maker’s U.S. operation. Ivester, 43, has been with Coke since 1979 and has been president of the company’s European Community Group since June, 1989.
He succeeds Ira C. Herbert as president of Coca-Cola USA. Herbert will continue as executive vice president of Coke and will have corporate responsibility for Coca-Cola USA as well as the company’s Canadian subsidiary.
The company also announced Monday that John Hunter, currently a senior vice president at Coke and president of the company’s Pacific Group, will be given additional responsibilities as deputy to John W. Georgas, who heads the International Business Sector.
