text: Coke to Pay New CEO Same as Predecessor  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;KO.N&lt;/A&gt;, which warned  earlier this week of lower-than-expected profits this year,  said on Friday it will pay Chairman and Chief Executive Neville  Isdell \$1.5 million a year.