Coca-Cola Amatil 2007 Annual Report
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Senior Management
Warwick White
Managing Director – Australasia – Age 46
Appointed in November 2002
Background: Warwick has 24 years in the Coca-Cola system and rejoined
Coca-Cola Amatil in November 2002 as the Managing Director of Australia.
Warwick has held mainly marketing and general management roles since
joining the Coca-Cola system in the early 1980s. Prior to joining CCA,
Warwick was the Regional Director for Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling
Company with responsibility for Ireland, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
and Slovakia. This was preceded by 13 years in Great Britain, Europe and
Ireland in progressively more senior roles.
Peter Kelly
Managing Director – Asia – Age 42
Appointed in August 2005
Background: Peter has over 18 years in the Coca-Cola system, joining The
Coca-Cola Company in 1988 in Marketing and CCA in 1993 to take up state
and then national general management roles. Most recent roles have been
as Director of Business Development for the CCA Group and as Director of
Operations and Logistics for the Australian business.
George Adams
Managing Director – New Zealand & Fiji – Age 41
Appointed in December 2003
Background: A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland,
George joined CCA on 1 December 2003. George has 13 years experience
in the Coca-Cola bottling system having previously spent 10 years with
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company in a number of progressively senior
Finance, Commercial and IT roles in Europe. He has also worked as Finance
Director for British Telecom Regions based in Northern Ireland. George was
also recently appointed to the Board of the New Zealand Food and Grocery
Council.
John Seward
Managing Director – Indonesia & PNG – Age 51
Appointed in August 2004
Background: John has spent ten years in the Coca-Cola system, joining
CCA in 2004 having run the Nigerian Bottler for Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling
Company since 1997. Prior to this, he has held senior positions in the
FMCG and the packaging businesses in Europe, the Middle East and in the
US. The majority of his career has been in sales and operations both in
staff and general management roles and he brings a wealth of
international experience to CCA.
Nigel Garrard
Managing Director – Food & Services – Age 47
Appointed in February 2005
Background: A qualified Chartered Accountant, Nigel joined SPC Ltd in
2000 as Managing Director and has over 15 years experience in the food
industry. He was instrumental in the successful merger of SPC and
Ardmona Foods, creating one of Australia’s leading food manufacturers.
Prior to joining SPCA, Nigel undertook a number of regional roles in
Australia and New Zealand over a 10 year period with the US based
Chiquita Brands International. Nigel is currently Chairman of National Food
Industry Strategy Ltd and a Director of Victorian Relief Foodbank Ltd.
Nessa O’Sullivan
Chief Financial Officer – Operations – Age 43
Appointed in March 2008
Background: A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
and a graduate of University College Dublin. Nessa joined CCA in May
2005 as CFO for the Australia business. Prior to joining CCA Nessa held the
role of CFO and VP for the Australia/ New Zealand region of Yum!
Restaurants International. She spent 12 years with Yum! in senior roles in
Finance, Strategic Planning and IT. Nessa holds dual Irish and Australian
citizenship and has worked in Europe, the United States, and Australia.
Ken McKenzie
Chief Financial Officer – Statutory & Compliance – Age 57
Appointed in March 2008
Background: Ken has been with Coca-Cola Amatil for 23 years where he
has held a number of senior financial roles resulting in extensive M&A
and
corporate planning & reporting experience. He was instrumental in the
demerger of CCA's European businesses through the public listing on the
London Stock Exchange and the acquisition of CCA's Indonesian business.
Most recently, Ken has been the Group Financial Controller for Coca-Cola
Amatil for the last 6 years. Ken is a qualified CPA with a Master of
Commerce from the University of New South Wales and has further
attended international universities such as MIT and Insead. Outside of
CCA, Ken is a member of the Financial Reporting Panel and the ASIC
Standing Committee.
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