Coca-Cola Appoints Marcos De Quinto As Chief Marketing Officer

(RTTNews) - Coca-Cola Co. (KO) announced that its Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer, Joe Tripodi will retire from the Company at the end of February 2015. Tripodi will be succeeded by Marcos De Quinto, a seasoned and respected Company veteran who is currently President of the Iberia Business Unit & Vice President, Europe Group.

De Quinto will succeed Tripodi as Chief Marketing Officer, effective January 1, 2015.

Tripodi joined Coca-Cola in 2007 from Allstate Insurance Company, where he was Chief Marketing Officer. He also served in Chief Marketing Officer roles for The Bank of New York, Seagram Spirits & Wine, and MasterCard International.

De Quinto has been in his current role since 2000. Previously, De Quinto held various Division Marketing roles across Spain, Southeast & West Asia, Germany, as well as general management roles in Singapore & Malaysia.