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10 Coca-Cola legal leaders
Senior vice president and associate general counsel, associate general counsel and legal director are among the roles held by these ten Coca-Cola legal leaders, some of whom have since moved on. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Coca-Cola from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ece Sarica-Pilgerstorfer, LL.M.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal Operations GB & I · The Coca-Cola Company
Ece Sarica-Pilgerstorfer has been Director, Legal Operations GB & I at The Coca-Cola Company since September 2025, and the profile describes the role as the legal counsel managing Great Britain and Ireland operations, as part of the Europe Operating Unit team. At The Coca-Cola Company, Ece Sarica-Pilgerstorfer was also Director, Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property - Europe OU, Coca-Cola GB (2024 to 2025) and Operations Legal Counsel and Local Ethics Officer, Turkey Region (2019 to 2021).
Ingrid Cope
LinkedInExperience: Senior Legal Director Europe · The Coca-Cola Company
Ingrid Cope has been Senior Legal Director Europe at The Coca-Cola Company since November 2021, based in London. At The Coca-Cola Company, Ingrid Cope was also Transformation General Counsel and Chief of Staff (2022 to 2024) and Legal Director Western Europe (2017 to 2021), and the profile describes advising global consumer brands and multinational organisations on regulatory strategy, governance, enterprise risk and complex commercial partnerships.
Jennifer Manning
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Associate General Counsel, M&A Strategic Transactions, and Corporate Secretary · The Coca-Cola Company
Jennifer Manning has held the SVP, Associate General Counsel, M&A Strategic Transactions, and Corporate Secretary role at The Coca-Cola Company since January 2021, and since February 2026 also SVP, AGC--Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary and Chief of Staff to Chairman of Board. At The Coca-Cola Company, Jennifer Manning was also Interim General Counsel--Africa Operating Unit in 2025.
Livingstone Johnson
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Associate General Counsel - Global Strategic Partnerships and Global Human Rights · The Coca-Cola Company
Livingstone Johnson has been SVP & Associate General Counsel - Global Strategic Partnerships and Global Human Rights at The Coca-Cola Company since September 2025, and the headline names membership of the company's Global Legal Leadership Team. At The Coca-Cola Company, Livingstone Johnson was also VP & Associate General Counsel - Global Strategic Partnerships (2021 to 2025) and Senior Managing Counsel, Global Marketing, IT & Procurement (2013 to 2021).
Louise Peach
LinkedInExperience: Director Legal Counsel (Costa Coffee) · The Coca-Cola Company
Louise Peach has been Director Legal Counsel (Costa Coffee) at The Coca-Cola Company since January 2024, based in London, at director level in the Legal department. Louise Peach was Commercial Counsel at Costa Coffee (2022 to 2024) and was previously Commercial Lawyer at Heathrow (2020 to 2022) and Senior Associate at PwC (2018 to 2020).
Michael Chabeli
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · The Coca-Cola Company, Bottling Investments Group
Michael Chabeli has been Associate General Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company, Bottling Investments Group since 2014, based in Johannesburg, and the profile describes most recently managing a team of 35 lawyers across three continents supporting an operating division with $15 billion in revenues. Michael Chabeli was also General Counsel at Coca-Cola Eurasia & Africa (2009 to 2014) and Competition Counsel at Coca-Cola Europe (2002 to 2008).
Russell Bonds
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Global Regulatory & Litigation at The Coca-Cola Company · The Coca-Cola Company
Russell Bonds has been Associate General Counsel, Global Regulatory & Litigation at The Coca-Cola Company since August 2021, and the profile says Russell Bonds leads the team of attorneys who provide counsel on litigation risks and handle lawsuits, investigations and other litigation matters. At The Coca-Cola Company, Russell Bonds was also Associate General Counsel - Litigation (2014 to 2021) and Senior Managing Counsel - Litigation (2011 to 2014).
Temesi Ambetsa
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Legal Counsel – South Africa, East & Central Africa Franchise · The Coca-Cola Company
Temesi Ambetsa has been Senior Director, Legal Counsel – South Africa, East & Central Africa Franchise at The Coca-Cola Company since April 2026, based in Nairobi. At The Coca-Cola Company, Temesi Ambetsa was also Legal Director- East and Central Africa Franchise (2023 to 2026), Regional Data Protection Officer- EMEA (2022 to 2023) and Legal Counsel - ECAF (2019 to 2022).
Todd Grice
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Corporate Finance M&A · The Coca-Cola Company
Todd Grice was Associate General Counsel, Corporate Finance M&A at The Coca-Cola Company from 2015 to 2020, covering mergers and acquisitions, securities law, competition law and commercial contracting, and has been Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Bacardi since October 2020. At The Coca-Cola Company, Todd Grice was also General Counsel, Coca-Cola Greater China & Korea (2013 to 2015) and General Counsel, Japan (2010 to 2013).
Yael Yahya Bilgisin
LinkedInExperience: Legal Director, Eurasia & Middle East · The Coca-Cola Company
Yael Yahya Bilgisin has been Legal Director, Eurasia & Middle East at The Coca-Cola Company since August 2024, based in Istanbul, at director level in the Legal department. Yael Yahya Bilgisin was previously Legal Manager (2022 to 2023), Senior Legal Counsel (2021 to 2022) and Legal Counsel (2020 to 2021) at Getir, and Legal Fellow at PayPal (2019 to 2020).
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose practice area or region, such as litigation and regulatory work, transactions, a European market or an African franchise, is closest to the question you need answered. Check whether their Coca-Cola role is current or ended and when, since team structure and priorities can change over a few years.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which kinds of matters take most of your team's time today?
- 02How do you decide when a question needs outside counsel rather than your in-house team?
- 03How do you work with regional business leaders so legal advice shapes a decision early?
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