Douglas Ivester
Douglas Ivester
Douglas Ivesterwas appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company after the death of Roberto Goizueta. He retired on February 17, 2000...
Douglas Ivester quotes about
competitor stick
What do you do when your competitor is drowning? Get a live hose - and stick it in his mouth.
business difficult economic remains throughout
While there are difficult economic environments throughout Asia, our fundamental business remains strong.
colleagues express feelings good instead people regret resulted sincere stands strive sure
To those people who suffered, especially children, my colleagues and I want to express a very sincere apology. We strive to make sure that Coca-Cola always stands for good feelings, and we regret that it instead resulted in feelings of illness.
inspirational dream memories
Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.
apologize colleagues discomfort earn hard personally sorry spoken trust
I should have spoken to you earlier, and I apologize for that. To all Belgian people, I want to say that I'm personally very sorry for any discomfort or inconvenience. My colleagues and I will be working very hard to earn you trust again.
economic environment global past period volatility year
This past year can be characterized as a period of volatility and uncertainty in the global economic environment,
april asked board confident daft directors ensure good hands jack leadership smooth stay transition
The board of directors had asked me to stay on through April to ensure a smooth transition, ... That transition is complete, and I am very confident that the Coca-Cola Co. is in very good hands under the leadership of Doug Daft and Jack Stahl.