<Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Necdet Kent </Td> </Tr> <P> Ahmet Muhtar Kent (born 1952) is a Turkish - American business executive . He is the chairman and former CEO of The Coca - Cola Company . He was appointed to the position of chief executive officer of the company in 2008 and became chairman of the board in 2009 . </P> <P> In December 2016, Coca Cola announced that Kent would step down as CEO in May 2017, to be replaced by President and COO James Quincey . Kent continues as Chairman of the Board of Directors . </P> <P> Muhtar Kent was born in 1952 in New York City, where his father, Necdet Kent, was the consul - general of Turkey . After completing high school at Tarsus American College in Mersin, Turkey in 1971, Muhtar Kent went to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Hull . Subsequently, he earned his MBA degree at Cass Business School, London . </P>

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