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Coca-Cola Company Board of Directors Elects Alexis M. Herman as
Director
Release by Black PR Wire
(BLACK PR WIRE) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2007--The
Coca-Cola Company Board of Directors today elected former U.S. Secretary
of Labor Alexis M. Herman as a Director of the Company, effective
immediately. As part of her election, Secretary Herman was appointed to
the Public Issues and Diversity Review Committee of the Board.
Secretary Herman served as America's 23rd Secretary of Labor and was
the first African-American ever to lead the U.S. Department of Labor.
Secretary Herman currently serves as chair and chief executive officer
of New Ventures, Chair of the Diversity Advisory Board of Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and is a member of the boards of directors of
Cummins Inc., Entergy Corporation and MGM Mirage. She served as
chairwoman of The Coca-Cola Company's Human Resources Task Force from
2001 to 2006.
Secretary Herman was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as the
youngest director of the Women's Bureau in the history of the Labor
Department.
A recipient of more than 20 honorary doctorate degrees from major
colleges and universities, she also serves on the Board of Trustees of
Xavier University of Louisiana and is a trustee of the National Labor
College. Her nonprofit work includes the National Urban League and the
National Epilepsy Foundation as well as her role as co-chair of the Bush
Clinton Katrina Fund.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company.
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