Next Coke CEO is a son of privilege

By ROBERT W. GEE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/22/08

Next Coke CEO is a son of privilege with a feel for average consumers.

Muhtar Kent will take the reins of Coke on July 1

ISTANBUL — He is a son of privilege, educated at elite private schools in Turkey and universities in England. He is named after his great uncle, Turkey’s first ambassador to Washington. His father was also an ambassador who never appeared in public without a necktie, carried a walking stick and collected Greek antiquities. Read the full story…