Carl Ware

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Carl Ware (born 1943, Newnan, Georgia) is an American businessman. He is a retired executive vice-president of The Coca-Cola Company. [1]

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Biography

Early life

Carl Ware holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Clark College, 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]

Career

He was elected to the Atlanta City Council 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 Co., 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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References

  1. Forbes.com [ dead link ]
  2. "Collection: Carl Ware papers | Archives Research Center". findingaids.auctr.edu. Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives Research Center. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Top Blacks Archived May 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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