Neville Isdell
Neville Isdell
Edward Neville Isdellis an Irish businessman, former chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company...
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It's not an indicator one way or another. That's a question that obviously keeps arising. When the time comes, there will be internal candidates, there will be external candidates. It will be based on how they've performed the jobs they had.
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It's not an indicator one way or another.
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We continue to see improvement in our execution across the globe. Most importantly, it brings to an end our transition year.
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We continue to see good results in many markets, including Latin America, Africa, Russia, Turkey, central Europe, Japan and China and stabilization in an increasingly focused North America,
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We have a very positive outlook about Coke Zero.
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We have a long way to go in mastering that art, ... As we identified the fact we were under pricing, the pendulum swung too far over to only improve price. The pendulum should be stopped in the middle so we have a proper balance between volume and price.
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I am satisfied with our progress to date and believe that our 18-to-24-month turnaround is on track,
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There is still growth in carbonated soft drinks.
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For all of us at Coca-Cola, the Fulbright Prize celebrates the qualities of character that can bring together peoples, cultures and nations for a common good. We congratulate President Clinton on being honored with this distinction and recognition of his tireless efforts in helping others around the world.
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Not everyone in this room is going to agree with everyone's views.
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strong performance in Latin America, central and eastern Europe and northern Asia, as well as stabilization from an increasingly focused North America.
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This quarter we made further progress toward achieving consistent top-line growth in our business. It completes a transition year in which the company delivered solid unit case volume growth that was well balanced between carbonated soft drinks and noncarbonated beverages.
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We've arrested the decline, and we're making progress.
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We're looking at where we are most profitable and then expand our offerings there.