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Muhtar Kent
Turkish-American business executive (born 1952)
Ahmet Muhtar Kent (born December 1, 1952)[1] is a Turkish-American business executive.
He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company.
Muhtar kent biography for kids
He became CEO in 2008, and chairman in 2009, leaving those positions in 2016 and 2019 respectively.[2]
Early life
Kent was born in 1952 in New York City, where his father, Necdet Kent, was the consul-general of Turkey.
After completed his middle school education at English High School for Boys in 1968 before graduating from Tarsus American College in Mersin, Turkey, in 1971.[3][4] After finishing high school, he moved to the UK to study at the University of Hull and later earned an MBA degree from Cass Business School in London.[5]
Professional career
1978–1999
Kent found a job at the Coca-Cola Company in Turkey through a newspaper ad in 1978.
He toured the country in trucks to sell Coca-Cola