{"56308":{"#nid":"56308","#data":{"type":"news","title":"John Brock Named Head of Coca-Cola Enterprises","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Brock, \u002770, M.S. \u002771, has been named CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world\u0027s largest bottler of Coke products, to lead the company into a new era focused on \u0022topline growth.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn industry veteran, John is the first \u0022outsider\u0022 to take the helm of CCE.  He was CEO of InBev, the largest brewer in the world by volume, until January 2006.  John has had more than twenty-five years of experience in the global beverages industry, including as COO of Cadbury Schweppes.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJohn\u0027s demonstrated success in the industry made him the ideal choice to take the lead at CCE.  Among his numerous accomplishments, John led Interbrew to achieve unit volume growth rates two to three times that of the global brewing industry and led the development of InBev\u0027s first Global Citizenship Report, detailing the company\u0027s performance in terms of social responsibility.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELowry F. Kline, who has served as chairman of CCE since April 2000, says \u0022John\u0027s global operations, marketing, and brand experience make him uniquely suited to address today\u0027s complex marketplace dynamics.  His insight and strategic leadership, honed over almost three decades of managing international companies, has made him one of the most respected leaders in the beverage industry.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA member of Georgia Tech\u0027s Advisory Board, John is also a director of the Campbell Soup Company and served as director (non-executive) of Reed Elsevier in London from 1999 to 2005.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"John Brock, \u002770, M.S. \u002771, has been named CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world\u0027s largest bottler of Coke products, to lead the company into a new era focused on \u0022topline growth.\u0022","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"John Brock Named Head of Coca-Cola Enterprises"}],"uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2006-07-20 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:01","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"56309":{"id":"56309","type":"image","title":"John Brock, ChE \u002770, M.S. \u002771","body":null,"created":"1449175629","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:47:09","changed":"1475894499","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:39","alt":"John Brock, ChE \u002770, M.S. \u002771","file":{"fid":"190444","name":"trp15475.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trp15475_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trp15475_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":16781,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/trp15475_0.jpg?itok=s7MbPR1C"}}},"media_ids":["56309"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9463","name":"Chemcial and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech"},{"id":"559","name":"Coca Cola"},{"id":"558","name":"John Brock"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJosie Giles\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jg234\u0022\u003EContact Josie Giles\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-2299\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["josie.giles@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}