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10 Coca-Cola IT leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher technology roles at The Coca-Cola Company, from senior vice president and CIO to operating unit CIOs, digital and technology vice presidents and IT directors. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations in beverage businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Abhijeet Mehrotra
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director IT Strategy, Operations and Digital Workplace · The Coca-Cola Company
Sr. Director IT Strategy, Operations and Digital Workplace at The Coca-Cola Company since June 2025; the profile says the role governs a $500M+ global IT portfolio and co-leads the Annual Business Plan for Technology. Former Director, Technology Services - Europe, Middle East and Africa (2021–2023) and Head Of Information Technology - ASEAN (2016–2021) at The Coca-Cola Company.
Ali Barodawala
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Customer & Commercial Technologies · The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President Global Customer & Commercial Technologies at The Coca-Cola Company since March 2025. Former Vice President - Global Head of Strategy & Operations (2022–2025), Vice President, Emerging Technology (Interim) (2024–2025) and Director Application Engineering (2018–2021) at The Coca-Cola Company; the headline lists AI, digital products and enterprise platforms.
Barry Simpson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer · The Coca-Cola Company
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at The Coca-Cola Company (2016–2018), former Senior Vice President & Chief Information and Integrated Services Officer (2019–2021) and former Senior Vice President & Chief Platform Services Officer (2021–2023), a role the profile says led a global shift to use Coca-Cola's IT and Integrated Services organizations across the bottling system.
Braxton Washington
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Digital & Technology CIO, North America · The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President, Digital & Technology CIO, North America at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2025; the profile describes the role as technology leader for Coca-Cola's North America operating unit. Former Division CIO & Digital Leader, Specialty Beauty & North America Hair Care (2023–2025) and Director, Head of IT Beauty Incubator (2018–2022) at Procter & Gamble.
Maria Guadalupe Roldán Cisneros
LinkedInExperience: Europe VP Digital and Technology Services · The Coca-Cola Company
Europe VP Digital and Technology Services at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2024, based in Dublin. Former LATAM VP Digital Services Lead (2022–2024), IT Leader HUB LATAM (2021–2022), Information Technology Officer for Mexico office (2019–2021) and Latin America IT Marketing Service Director (2015–2019) at The Coca-Cola Company.
Muthukumar PK
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Head of Digital Services · The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President, Global Head of Digital Services at The Coca-Cola Company since January 2024; the profile describes leading the Digital Services function across global operating units. Former Global Head of Tech, Innovation & Supply Chain Tech (2022–2023), Senior IT Director - Supply Chain (2021–2022) and Director - Enterprise IT (2019–2020) at The Coca-Cola Company.
Neil Garner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, North America Digital and Technology Services · The Coca-Cola Company
Senior Director, North America Digital and Technology Services at The Coca-Cola Company since February 2021; the profile says the role leads digital technology for customer and commercial platforms. Former Group IT Director, CCNA Digital Commerce, Freestyle, and Food Service (2019–2021) and Group Director, Freestyle IT (2017–2019) at The Coca-Cola Company.
Niki Fioretti
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Technology - Americas · The Coca-Cola Company
Director Of Technology - Americas at The Coca-Cola Company since March 2021, a Director-level role based in Atlanta. Former Director Of Technology - LATAM (2018–2021), Technology Services Manager - LATAM (2010–2018) and Latin America Technology & Collaboration Manager (2005–2010) at The Coca-Cola Company.
Rika Takei
LinkedInExperience: Japan BU CIO · The Coca-Cola Company
Former Japan BU CIO at The Coca-Cola Company (2010–2020) and Digital Services Lead CIO, Japan & South Korea Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company since October 2022, where the profile lists the role as an operating unit leadership team member. Former Director, Business Systems at Coca-Cola Japan (1999–2010).
Venkat Subramanian
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Information Technology · The Coca-Cola Company
Former Senior Vice President Information Technology at The Coca-Cola Company (2025–2026) and former Vice President and Global Head, Enterprise Technologies (2018–2025). Chief Information Officer at Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. since July 2026, where the profile says Venkat leads technology and digital transformation. Former Director IT, Corporate Functions at HP (2016–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question: global platform and enterprise technology leaders suit questions about shared systems and IT strategy, while operating unit CIOs and regional technology directors suit questions about serving one market. Check whether each Coca-Cola role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a global consumer brand split technology ownership between a central IT organization and regional operating units?
- 02What does it take to run digital services that support marketing, commercial and supply chain teams across many countries?
- 03How do you decide which enterprise platforms to standardize across a franchise and bottling system?
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