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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 1999
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 01-09300 58-0503352
(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
2500 Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(770) 989-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Exhibit Index Page 4
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Item 5. Other Events
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On April 23, 1999, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. issued a press release
announcing that effective immediately John R. Alm and Norman
P. Findley have been named principal operating officers,
Lowry F. Kline has been elected chief administrative officer,
and Patrick J. Mannelly has been named chief financial officer.
John R. Parker, Jr. has been elected corporate vice president and will
assume the role of general counsel in July 1999.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
99 Press Release of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. issued
April 23, 1999.
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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
(Registrant)
S/ LOWRY F. KLINE
Date: April 26, 1999 By:__________________________________
Lowry F. Kline
Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer
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COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Page
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99 Press release of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 5
issued April 23, 1999.
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EXHIBIT 99
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC. PRESS RELEASE
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CONTACT: Laura Asman - Media Relations
(770) 989-3023
Margaret Carton - Institutional-Investor Relations
(770) 989-3622
Helene Krupp - Share-Owner Relations
(770) 989-3620
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC. ANNOUNCES
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
ATLANTA, April 23, 1999 -- Coca-Cola Enterprises today announced
that the Board of Directors has approved several management changes.
Effective immediately, John R. Alm and Norman P. Findley have been
named principal operating officers, Lowry F. Kline has been elected
chief administrative officer, and Patrick J. Mannelly has been named
chief financial officer, all reporting to Henry A. Schimberg,
president and chief executive officer. In addition, John R. Parker,
Jr. has been elected corporate vice president reporting to Mr.
Kline, effective immediately. Effective July 1, 1999, Mr. Parker
will also assume the role of general counsel.
"The management changes approved by the Board of Directors today
represent the appropriate interim steps for our long-term management
succession process," commented Summerfield K. Johnston, Jr.,
chairman of Coca-Cola Enterprises. "We are pleased that our Board
of Directors, through its Management Succession Committee, is taking
an active role in determining the Company's next generation of
executive management."
Mr. Alm has served as chief financial officer since joining
Coca-Cola Enterprises in December of 1991 after the merger of
Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group and Coca-Cola Enterprises.
Mr. Alm was promoted to executive vice president in October of 1997.
From 1985 until joining Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mr. Alm served as
senior vice president, finance and administration of Johnston
Coca-Cola Bottling Group. Prior to joining the Coca-Cola system,
Mr. Alm held various positions with Price Waterhouse & Company and
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
In addition to being named principal operating officer, Mr. Findley
was also elected executive vice president. For an interim period,
Mr. Findley will continue to serve as European Group President. Mr.
Findley joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1989, and prior to being
named European Group President, served as corporate vice president,
domestic and international marketing. Before his tenure with
Coc-Cola Enterprises, Mr. Findley held various marketing and
operating positions with The Coca-Cola Company.
Mr. Kline will retain the role of general counsel until July 1,
1999. Mr. Kline joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1995 as senior vice
president and general counsel, and was promoted to executive vice
president and general counsel in October of 1997. From 1970 until
joining Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mr. Kline was a partner in the law
firm of Miller & Martin, Chattanooga, Tennessee. While a partner at
Miller & Martin, Mr. Kline also served as general counsel of
Coca-Cola Enterprises beginning in 1991.
Mr. Mannelly was named corporate vice president, finance and
administration, in December of 1998. Mr. Mannelly joined Coca-Cola
Enterprises in 1992 after several years with the Johnston Coca-Cola
Bottling Group and The Coca-Cola Company. After joining Coca-Cola
Enterprises, Mr. Mannelly held positions as group vice president in
the Company's Eastern North America Group, division general manager
for the Southern California Division, and chief financial officer
for the Company's Western North America Group.
Mr. Parker joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1996 and since that time
has served as general counsel for the Company's European Group. In
1995, Mr. Parker served as division counsel for the Nordic and
Northern Eurasia division for The Coca-Cola Company. From 1993
until 1995, Mr. Parker was vice president and general counsel of The
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York. Prior to 1993, Mr. Parker
held various legal positions with The Coca-Cola Company.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CCE) is the world's largest
marketer, distributor, and producer of bottle and can liquid
nonalcoholic refreshment. Coca-Cola Enterprises sells
approximately 74 percent of The Coca-Cola Company's bottle and can
volume in North America and is the sole licensed bottler for
products of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium, Great Britain,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and most of France. Coca-Cola
Enterprises also has a pending transaction to acquire two bottling
operations in the south of France.
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