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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO)

Coca-Cola's North America unit head Jennifer Mann to step down effective Aug. 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Coca-Cola said Jennifer Mann, EVP and President of its North America Operating Unit, will leave the role effective July 31, 2026, with John Murphy, the company's President and CFO, taking over the unit on an interim basis from August 1. Mann will stay on as a senior advisor until April 30, 2027, and the company has not yet named a permanent successor. The filing does not report any financial results, so the change is a leadership transition rather than a change in reported performance.

Key points

  • Jennifer Mann steps down from North America Operating Unit role effective July 31, 2026; senior advisor from Aug. 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027
  • John Murphy, President and Chief Financial Officer, takes interim responsibility for North America from Aug. 1, 2026
  • Mann receives severance under the Coca-Cola Severance Pay Plan; no 2027 annual incentive and no new equity grants
  • A permanent successor for the North America role will be announced at a later date

The filing

CompanyCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 25, 2026, 4:19 PM ET
Accession number0001552781-26-000366

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 25, 2026.

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