Coca-Cola European Partners Names Damian Gammell As CEO, Succeeding Brock

(RTTNews) - Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCE) said it has appointed Damian Gammell as the company's chief executive officer, effective 28 December, 2016. He is expected to be appointed to the board of directors in December.

Gammell will succeed John Brock, who has decided to retire after the successful merger to create Coca-Cola European Partners and a distinguished international career in the consumer goods industry.

Gammell is currently chief operating officer of Coca-Cola European Partners. Prior to this, he served as chief executive officer of Anadolu EFES, one of the world's largest beverage companies and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Icecek.

During his 25-year career with the Coca-Cola system, Gammell served as head of The Coca-Cola Company's operations in Germany and Russia, and worked in parts of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.