Coca Cola has appointed Joe Tripodi as its new chief marketing officer.
He will have additional responsibility for managing relations with retail customers such as Carrefour and Wal-Mart.
Tripodi has worked for the last four years at Allstate Insurance, a US retail insurer. He replaces Mary Minnick, who left the company in January.
Financial Times 28/7/07 page 19 (Companies & Markets)