Barry Simpson to Step Down as Chief Platform Services Officer of The Coca-Cola Company
09 September 2022 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
The Coca-Cola Company today announced that Barry Simpson will
step down from his role as chief Platform Services officer. Simpson
will conclude his role Sept. 30. He will remain with the company as
a senior advisor through February 2023.
Simpson, 62, has led the company’s Platform Services
organization since it was created in 2021. Platform Services
provides scaled services, data and technology across the company’s
networked organization.
“Barry has played an important role during his 14-year career
with the Coca-Cola system, including establishing Platform
Services,” said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola
Company. “I thank Barry and join my colleagues in congratulating
him for his contributions to the company.”
When Simpson steps down, the Platform Services organization will
be restructured under two leaders, beginning Oct. 1. Neeraj Tolmare
will serve as chief information officer and will lead digital and
technology services. A leader will be named later to head other
service teams. Both executives will report to John Murphy who, as
previously announced, becomes president and chief financial officer
Oct. 1.
About Barry Simpson
Simpson joined the Coca-Cola system in 2008 as group chief
information officer of the Coca-Cola Amatil Group, a major bottler
in Sydney, Australia. He was responsible for the development and
implementation of IT strategy across multiple lines of business in
six Asia Pacific markets.
Simpson joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 2016, where
he was responsible for overseeing global IT services and strategy
for all of the company’s business units. In 2018, he was named
chief information and integrated services officer, which added
responsibility of procurement, facilities and shared services.
Before joining the Coca-Cola system, Simpson served in various
IT leadership roles for Colgate-Palmolive, based in Australia,
Malaysia and the United States, from 1990 to 2008.
Simpson is a native of Australia and a graduate of the
University of Sydney.
About The
Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company
with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our
company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We
sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage
categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands
includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our hydration, sports, coffee
and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo
Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka.
Our nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverage brands include
Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We’re
constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our
drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to
positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet
through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable
sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value
chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than
700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local
communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and
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