Coca-Cola Euro Pacific Partners (CCEP) announced that it has appointed company executive Ed Walker as its next chief financial officer.
Walker will take up his new role from July 1, with outgoing finance director Nick Janghiani supporting the transition through to August and CCEP's half-year financial results.
Janghiani resigned from his role earlier this month to pursue new opportunities outside the company.
Ed Walker
Mr. Walker is a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of financial leadership experience across manufacturing, purchasing, sales, marketing and group functions.
He began his career as an officer in the British Army before training as an accountant.
He has been with CCEP since its inception and previously held several roles at Coca-Cola, including CFO of Coca-Cola Bottlers of Canada.
For the past 10 years, he has focused on the financial planning, analysis and management of the group.
“Great breadth of financial experience”
Commenting on the appointment, Damien Gammell, CEO of CCEP, said: “Ed has fantastic and extensive financial experience across the Coca-Cola system. I have worked alongside him for many years and am confident he will continue to drive the business forward.”
“He will be a great addition to our management team and I wish him every success in his well-deserved new role.”
Walker added: “It's a real privilege to work with so many talented and passionate people across the business and I look forward to working closely with them to achieve our shared goals.”
CCEP reported in April. 'An encouraging start' Up to the year and First-quarter sales and volumes increased 7.5% and 7.9%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
