Ahmet Bozer
{{Short description|American businessman (born 1960)}}
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|birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
|occupation = Executive vice president and president of Coca-Cola International
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Ahmet C. Bozer (born 1960) is a Turkish business executive. He is executive vice president and president of Coca-Cola International, which consists of The Coca-Cola Company's Asia Pacific, Europe, Eurasia & Africa, and Latin America operations.
Early years
Bozer was born to Ali Bozer, an academic of Commercial Law and politician, 1960 in Istanbul, Turkey. He finished TED Ankara Koleji and studied Business Administration at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara. Later, he earned an MBA degree in Business Information Systems from Georgia State University.
Career
After beginning as a consultant and instructor, Bozer was employed by Coopers and Lybrand, where he had various roles in audit, consultancy and management in the five years there.
In 1990, he joined Coca-Cola USA as Financial Control Manager at the company's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Bozer was appointed Region Finance Manager at the Turkish Enterprise in 1992.
He was Finance Director and Deputy Managing Director of The Coca-Cola Company Bottling Operations in Turkey from 1994 to 1999. After serving as the managing director of Coca-Cola Bottlers of Turkey (CCBT), Bozer became the President of Eurasia & Middle East Division based in Istanbul, Turkey on January 1, 2006. On July 1, 2007, he was appointed President of the Eurasia and Africa Group, which comprises a total of more than 90 countries, and served until December 31, 2012. In 2013, he became Executive Vice President and President of Coca-Cola International.
Mr. Bozer is a member of the Board of Directors of Hepsiburada and Esas Holding and the advisory board of Swire Coca-Cola.{{cite web |access-date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114084954/https://www.esas.com.tr/tr/hakkimizda |title=ESAS HOLDİNG {{!}} ESAS HOLDİNG |url=https://www.esas.com.tr/tr/hakkimizda |work=www.esas.com.tr}}{{cite web |access-date=2024-07-09 |language=en-US |title=Ahmet Bozer {{!}} Turkish Philanthropy Funds |url=https://www.tpfund.org/our-people/ahmet-bozer/ |archive-date=2022-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124100827/https://www.tpfund.org/our-people/ahmet-bozer/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=DHA |date=2017-04-04 |title=Ahmet Bozer Hepsiburada'nın Yönetim Kurulu Bağımsız Üyesi |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/istanbul/ahmet-bozer-hepsiburadanin-yonetim-kurulu-bagi-40416997 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.hurriyet.com.tr |language=tr |archive-date=2022-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031191930/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/istanbul/ahmet-bozer-hepsiburadanin-yonetim-kurulu-bagi-40416997 |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/25353046.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Ahmet Bozer, Coca Cola'nın iki numarası oldu |date=2013-12-13 |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-13 |archive-date=2013-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219105344/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/25353046.asp |url-status=live }}
{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Ekonomi/2012/07/31/cocacolanin-4-kitasi-ahmet-bozere-emanet |newspaper=Sabah |title=Coca-Cola'nın 4 kıtası Ahmet Bozer'e emanet |date=2013-07-31 |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-13 |archive-date=2013-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216094124/http://www.sabah.com.tr/Ekonomi/2012/07/31/cocacolanin-4-kitasi-ahmet-bozere-emanet |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ahmet-bozer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214104007/http://www.forbes.com/profile/ahmet-bozer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |work=Forbes |title=Ahmet Bozer |access-date=2013-12-14 }}
{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/12/21/eko93.html |newspaper=Sabah |title=Ahmet Bozer kimdir? |date=2006-12-21 |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-14 |archive-date=2012-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030180708/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/12/21/eko93.html |url-status=live }}
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Category:Businesspeople from Istanbul
Category:TED Ankara College Foundation Schools alumni
Category:Middle East Technical University alumni
Category:University of Georgia alumni
Category:Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
Category:Turkish chief executives
Category:Turkish expatriates in the United States
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:Children of prime ministers of Turkey
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