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The head of Coca-Cola Amatil’s (CCA) Australian beverages business will leave the company as part of a restructure of the business.
New chief executive Alison Watkins said John Murphy, the managing director of the Australian beverages division, would leave the company at the end of June.
Meanwhile, the head of CCA’s New Zealand operations, Barry O’Connell, will take on the new role of managing director of non-alcoholic beverages.
Watkins thanked Murphy for his service to the company.
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“I would like to thank John for his obvious passion, energy and enthusiasm for the business which he displays on a daily basis, and, of course, the tremendous impact he has had, particularly in developing our beer and spirit portfolio and strategy, which will be his legacy with CCA.”
The moves are part of a restructure in which the licensed and alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages units report separately to Watkins.
“Our core non-alcoholic beverages business unit will require strong leadership and close alignment with our partner The Coca Cola Company to execute against an agreed strategy which will leverage CCA’s strengths and drive transformational change,” she said.
“The licensed and alcohol business unit will report directly to me to enable greater speed of response to market, facilitating a more entrepreneurial approach within a different industry sector, working closely with our partners to identify and capitalise on growth opportunities.”
