Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
J. Paul Austin
Coca-Cola Company
1966–1980
1966–1980
Coca-Cola Company
1966–1980
1966–1980
- Industry: Food & Tobacco
- Era: 1960
Austin was instrumental in building Coke’s international presence. This was dramatically exhibited by his development of an exclusive agreement to market Coke in China in 1978. During his tenure as Coke’s third CEO, the company produced 15 consecutive years of market value growth.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1915–1985
- Birthplace: Georgia
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Executive, High-Level
Education / Military
- Graduate: Harvard University
- Undergraduate: Harvard University
- Military Service: Navy