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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship is proud to host Mr. Neville Isdell, former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, as part of the fall 2012 IMPACT Speaker Series. Please join us for Mr. Isdell's talk at 4:30pm in the Scheller College of Business, or watch the free live webcast.
More about the Speaker
Mr. Edward Neville Isdell served as Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company from 2004 to 2008 and Chairman of the Board until 2009. During his time with Coca-Cola, he led the way in embedding sustainability throughout every facet of the company to help ensure its role as a community-connected twenty-first century enterprise.
Mr. Isdell’s career with The Coca-Cola Company began in 1966 with the local bottling company in Zambia and continued with various roles in Johannesburg, Australia, the Philippines, and Germany. His career has also included serving as CEO of Coca-Cola Beverages PLC, negotiating a merger with Hellenic Bottling Company to form Coca-Cola HBC and serving as its CEO, and presiding over his own private investment company. Currently, Mr. Isdell is the Chairman of his own private investment company and is widely involved in community and philanthropic organizations.
About the Impact Speaker Series
Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership". The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. Events for the series take place in LeCraw Auditorium in the Scheller College of Business at 4:30 pm on Wednesdays, unless otherwise noted.
The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.
