10 Coca-Cola Consolidated operations leaders
Daniel Salsbury, VP of Warehouse and Automation at Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, appears here with other Coca-Cola Consolidated operations leaders, from a vice president of manufacturing to plant directors and directors of operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Coca-Cola Consolidated from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Carlon Lewis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Carlon Lewis is a former Coca-Cola Consolidated leader who was Vice President of Manufacturing there from September 2016 to May 2023 and Senior Director of Manufacturing there from 2004 to 2016, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Carlon Lewis has been Vice President of U.S. Manufacturing at Lassonde Pappas & Company, Inc. since May 2023.
Chris Cheney
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Warehouse Operations · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Chris Cheney has been Sr. Director of Warehouse Operations at Coca-Cola Consolidated since July 2023, based in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Chris Cheney was Sr. Manager of Logistics Operations at Coca-Cola Consolidated from 2019 to 2023, Warehouse Manager there from 2017 to 2019 and Distribution Manager at Dorman Products from 2015 to 2017.
Daniel Salsbury
LinkedInExperience: VP of Warehouse and Automation · Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
Daniel Salsbury has been VP of Warehouse and Automation at Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated since February 2016, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Daniel Salsbury was Sr Director of Warehouse and System Transformation at Coca-Cola Consolidated from 2015 to 2016, Director-Warehousing at Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated from 2006 to 2014 and held warehouse, production and area logistics roles there from 1996 to 2006.
Dave Hopkins
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Dave Hopkins is a former Coca-Cola Consolidated leader who was Senior Vice President Operations there from May 2011 to December 2014, VP Logistics at Coca Cola Consolidated from 2003 to 2011 and Vice President Manufacturing there from 1990 to 2000. Dave Hopkins has been President at Hopkins Consulting since 2015, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dwight Horton
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Dwight Horton has been Director Of Operations at Coca-Cola Consolidated since February 2021, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the profile headline reads Warehouse Director at Coca-Cola Consolidated. Dwight Horton was Warehouse Operations Manager there in 2020 and 2021, Warehouse Logistics Manager in 2020 and Supply Chain - Production Scheduler from 2015 to 2020.
Ernest McRae
LinkedInExperience: Senior Plant Director · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Ernest McRae has been Senior Plant Director at Coca-Cola Consolidated since March 2026, based in the Memphis Metropolitan Area. Ernest McRae was Factory Manager at BlueTriton Brands from 2023 to 2026, Assistant Plant Manager at Niagara Bottling from 2022 to 2023, Production Manager at Niagara Bottling in 2021 and Operations Manager at Lassonde Pappas & Company, Inc. in 2021.
Glenn C Hager
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations Strategy & Transformation · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Glenn C Hager has been Director of Operations Strategy & Transformation at Coca-Cola Consolidated since December 2021, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Glenn C Hager was Sr. Director of Distribution at Coca-Cola Consolidated from 2019 to 2021, Sr. Director of Field Operations there from 2014 to 2019 and Logistics Director - Virginias Market Unit there from 2013 to 2014.
Israely Andrianjafiarisaona
LinkedInExperience: Plant Director · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Israely Andrianjafiarisaona has been Plant Director at Coca-Cola Consolidated since October 2023, based in Hanover, Maryland, and the profile headline reads Sr. Plant Director at Coca-Cola Consolidated. Israely Andrianjafiarisaona was Production Director there in 2023, Senior QA Manager from 2022 to 2023 and Production Supervisor from 2021 to 2022.
Si'Moan Jackson
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Production Operations · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Si'Moan Jackson has been Director Of Production Operations at Coca-Cola Consolidated since April 2022, based in Avon, Indiana. Si'Moan Jackson was Warehouse Manager at Coca-Cola Consolidated from 2017 to 2022, Inventory Manager at The Coca-Cola Company from 2016 to 2017 and Warehouse Supervisor at The Coca-Cola Company from 2014 to 2016.
Steve Funderburke
LinkedInExperience: VP Manufacturing -South · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Steve Funderburke has been VP Manufacturing -South at Coca-Cola Consolidated since October 2021, based in Charlotte Metro. Steve Funderburke was Operations Manager at Coca-Cola Consolidated from 2013 to 2015, Plant Manager there from 2011 to 2013, Maintenance manager Production manager there from 2007 to 2011 and Maintenance Supervisor there from 1998 to 2007.
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- 01How did you decide where warehouse automation would pay off first at Coca-Cola Consolidated?
- 02What did you change first to improve output or uptime at the plant you ran?
- 03How did you work with other operations teams when demand changed quickly?
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