Coca-Cola Enterprises

Coca-Cola names Quincey COO, Bozer to leave

Coca-Cola Co named James Quincey chief operating officer, and said company veteran Ahmet Bozer, who had been seen as a possible successor to Muhtar Kent as CEO, would be leaving.

Quincey, 50, is a 19-year veteran of the company and most recently served as president of Coke's Europe Group. He fills a post vacated by Kent in 2008, effective immediately.