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10 Coca-Cola finance leaders
These ten current and former Coca-Cola finance leaders have held CFO and vice president of finance roles at The Coca-Cola Company, including CFOs of Coca-Cola divisions and operating units. A reader can learn how finance leaders at a global beverage company run planning, business partnering and performance management across regions and brands.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amit Tibrewal
LinkedInExperience: CFO of Greater China & Mongolia Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company · The Coca-Cola Company
CFO of the Greater China & Mongolia Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company since January 2025. His other listed Coca-Cola roles include Senior Vice President of Strategy, Latin America (2021–2024), Vice President, Business Transformation and O2O, India and South West Asia (2021) and Vice President, Strategy, Business Planning & Business Development, Coca-Cola Asia Pacific (2017–2020).
Brian Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Finance - North America Operations · The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President, Finance - North America Operations at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2025; his profile says he was promoted to lead the finance function for North American Operations, with end-to-end P&L responsibility for over 3B unit cases and $7.7B in revenue. His other listed Coca-Cola roles include Vice President, Retail FInance (2024–2025) and Vice President, Customer Revenue Growth Management (2018–2024).
Brian Payne
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, fairlife & juice · The Coca-Cola Company
Chief Financial Officer, fairlife & juice at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2025, after serving as Chief Financial Officer, Nutrition Group (2023–2025). His other listed Coca-Cola roles include Vice President, Finance, North America Central Zone (2021–2023), Group Finance Director, North America Transformation & Digital Integration Office (2020) and Group Finance Director, North America Business Transformation Office (2018–2020).
Clara Leal
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Great Britain & Ireland · The Coca-Cola Company
Former CFO - Great Britain & Ireland at The Coca-Cola Company (2021–2023) and former CFO - South Eastern Europe (2020–2021); she has been Senior Finance Director - FP&A Corporate at The Coca-Cola Company since January 2024. Her other listed Coca-Cola roles include Controller GB&I (2018–2020) and GB&I Commercial Finance Senior Manager (2014–2018).
Jennifer Jennison
LinkedInExperience: VP, Finance, Foodservice and On-Premise, North America · The Coca-Cola Company
VP, Finance, Foodservice and On-Premise, North America at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2025; her profile describes the role as CFO to the Foodservice and On-Premise (FSOP) business. Her other listed Coca-Cola roles include VP, EA and Chief of Staff to President and CFO (2022–2025), VP, Controller, Latin America Group (2019–2020) and Sr. Director of FP&A, Corporate Controller s Group (2017–2019).
Marco Antonio Araujo
LinkedInExperience: CFO Latin America Operating Unit · The Coca-Cola Company
Former CFO Latin America Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company (2021–2024). His listed Coca-Cola roles also include Finance VP & CFO - Japan Business Unit (2015–2020), Finance VP & CFO - Brazil Business Unit (2012–2015) and Finance VP & CFO - Mexico Business Unit (2008–2012), and he was a Board Member at TONICORP (2022–2024).
Melvin Tan
LinkedInExperience: CFO, COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd, China · The Coca-Cola Company
CFO, COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd, China, a role listed under The Coca-Cola Company since November 2024. His other listed roles there include CFO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, India (Bottling Ops) (2019–2024), CFO, Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei (Bottling Ops) (2015–2019) and Head of Finance Business Partnering, Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei (Bottling Ops) (2014–2015).
Nacho Panizo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance · The Coca-Cola Company
Senior Vice President Finance at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2026, after serving as Senior Vice President Finance Latam (2024–2026). His listed Coca-Cola roles also include Vice President Finance (2020–2023), CFO Iberia Business Unit (2014–2016) and Finance Director - Reporting, Analytics & Insights - Europe Group (2010–2014), and his profile mentions CFO roles at Heineken Spain and Microsoft Spain.
Nikos Sarvanakis
LinkedInExperience: Regional Chief Financial Officer · The Coca-Cola Company
Former Regional Chief Financial Officer at The Coca-Cola Company (2021–2026); his profile headline describes the role as Regional Chief Financial Officer, Middle East. His other listed Coca-Cola roles include Commercial Finance Director Northern Europe (2017–2021), Commercial Finance Manager (2015–2017) and International Principal Auditor (2013–2015).
Richard Villanueva, Jr
LinkedInExperience: Vice President , Global Chief Financial Officer, The McDonald's Division · The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President, Global Chief Financial Officer, The McDonald's Division at The Coca-Cola Company since 2021; his profile says he serves on the division leadership team setting financial strategy and leading digital transformation. His other listed Coca-Cola roles include Vice President, Business Unit Chief Financial Officer (2018–2020), Finance Director, Juice Category Brands MMBU (2009–2012) and Finance Director, McDonald's Division USA (2004–2008).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a regional or operating unit CFO at a global consumer brand set targets and track performance across very different markets?
- 02What does finance need from commercial and marketing teams to judge whether pricing and revenue growth initiatives are working?
- 03How do finance teams at a brand owner and its bottling partners work together on plans, investments and results?
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