Coca‑Cola Company names Henrique Braun EVP and COO
The Coca‑Cola Company announced Henrique Braun will step into the role of executive vice-president and chief operating officer starting in the new year.
In this expanded role, Braun will be responsible for all the company’s operating units worldwide. He will report to chairman and CEO James Quincey.
Braun currently serves as EVP and president, international development, overseeing the company’s operating units for Latin America; Japan and South Korea; ASEAN and South Pacific; Greater China and Mongolia; Africa; India and Southwest Asia; and Eurasia and Middle East.
As COO, Braun will add oversight of the North America and Europe operating units.
“Henrique has built an impressive track record of driving our growth strategy along with numerous operational accomplishments, all while keeping the consumer as the center of decisions,” Quincey said. “He has proven to be a trusted, strategic leader with a reputation for developing talent and delivering results.”
Prior to his current role, Braun served as president of the Latin America operating unit from 2020 to 2022 and as president of the Brazil business unit from 2016 to 2020. From 2013 to 2016, he was president of the company’s Greater China and Korea business unit.
Braun, 56, joined The Coca‑Cola Company in 1996.
“I am energized and honored to take on this broader role and look forward to partnering with James, our executive leadership team, bottling partners and associates to deliver on our total beverage strategy and drive growth across the company and our system worldwide,” Braun said.
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The Coca‑Cola Company also announced that Helene Gayle has retired from her duties as a director.
Gayle had been a director of the company since 2013. She served as a member and former chair of the talent and compensation committee, and she was a member of the corporate governance and sustainability committee.
“I thank Helene for her 11 years of service and valued leadership for our company,” said Quincey. “Helene has had a distinguished career and has been a vital member of our board.”
Most recently, Gayle served as president of Spelman College in Atlanta, a leading liberal arts college. She began the position in July 2022 and recently stepped down.
Gayle also served as CEO, The Chicago Community Trust, a community foundation dedicated to improving the Chicago region through strategic grant making, civic engagement and inspiring philanthropy, from October 2017 to June 2022. Gayle was CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, an independent non-profit organization founded by McKinsey & Company, from July 2015 to September 2017.
