Carl Ware | |
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Born | 1943 Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |
Education | Clark College (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MPA) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Employer | The Coca-Cola Company (retired) |
Known for | Former Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company |
Office | President of the Atlanta City Council |
Board member of | Chevron Corporation Council on Foreign Relations Georgia Power |
Carl Ware (born 1943) is an American businessman who served as executive vice-president of the Coca-Cola Company from 2001 to 2003. [1]
Ware was born in Newnan, Georgia.
He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Clark College and a master's degree in public administration from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and is a 1991 graduate of the Harvard Business School's International Senior Management Program. [2]
He was elected to the City Council of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1973 and served as president of the council from 1976 until 1979. [3]
In 1979, he was named Vice President of Special Markets for Coca-Cola USA, with responsibility for expanding African-American and Hispanic marketing and advertising programs. In 1982, Ware was promoted to Vice President of Urban Affairs. In 1986, he was elected Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola. Ware was named Deputy Group President, Northeast Europe and Africa, in 1991, and was appointed president of the Africa Group in 1993. [3]
He was elected a director of Chevron Corporation in 2001. He is a former senior adviser to the chief executive officer of the Coca-Cola Company, a position he held from 2003 to 2006. He also sits on the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations and Georgia Power. [3]
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