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  Luis A. Planas
  Director, Bottler Procurement Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company
 

In his current position, Luis is responsible for the stewardship of collaborative procurement initiatives between The Coca-Cola Company and its franchised bottlers worldwide.

He joined The Coca-Cola Company as a Junior Accountant in 1972.  Throughout his career at The Coca-Cola Company, Luis has held various positions in strategic

procurement and planning in many of the Company’s domestic and international operating units.  In 1997, Luis joined Panamercian Beverages, Inc. in Mexico City, which at the time was the second largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world.  He served as Director of Procurement for their Mexican operations.  He was later named Corporate Director of Procurement, responsible for the procurement of all direct materials used in bottling operations throughout Latin America.  In May 2003, Luis returned to The Coca-Cola Company in his current role.

Luis received his BBA in Accounting and Finance from West Georgia College in 1972 and his MBA from Georgia State University in 1977.
 
   
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