What is Muhtar Kent?
{{Infobox person | name = Muhtar Kent | image = Muhtar Kent (cropped).jpg | caption = Kent in 2009 | birth_name = Ahmet Muhtar Kent | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|1}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | education = [[University of Hull]] (BA)<br>[[City University, London]] (MBA) | relatives = [[Necdet Kent]] (Father) }} '''Ahmet Muhtar Kent''' (born December 1, 1952)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maier |first1=Simon |last2=Kourdi |first2=Jeremy |date=2011 |title=The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speakers and Speeches Ever Delivered |publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]] |page=152 |isbn=978-9814312479}}</ref> is a Turkish-American business executive. He has been working in [[The Coca-Cola Company]] since 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muhtar Kent|url=https://www.concordia.net/community/muhtar-kent/|access-date=2025-03-27|website=Concordia|language=en-US}}</ref> He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of [[The Coca-Cola Company]]. He became CEO in 2008, and chairman in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leadership Viewpoints|url=http://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/board-of-directors-muhtar-kent|publisher=The Coca-Cola Company|access-date=2021-10-08|archive-date=2018-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171401/https://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/board-of-directors-muhtar-kent|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2016, Coca-Cola announced that Kent would retire as CEO in May 2017. He also retired as chairman in April 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Owusu |first1=Tony |title=James Quincey to Succeed Muhtar Kent as Chairman of Coca-Cola |url=https://www.thestreet.com/investing/james-quincey-to-succeed-muhtar-kent-as-chairman-of-coca-cola-14803112 |accessdate=23 July 2019 |publisher=TheStreet |date=6 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Muhtar}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Turkish businesspeople]] [[Ca