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Bonnie Wurzbacher
Featured in Chapter Four: Power
During her 27 year tenure at The Coca-Cola Company, Bonnie has held various senior leaderhsip roles in sale, marketing and management including: Senior Vice President, Global Customer & Channel Leadership; Vice President, Customer Strategy; Vice Presidnt, Southeast Area; Vice President, McDonald's Account; and Assistant Vice President, Education Market. In 2003, bonnie was given responsibility for a $1.6 billion portfolio of global customers, new busness acquisiion and the development of growth strategies for all key channels, working in close partnership with The Company's franchised bottling partner arouund the world.
In January, 2011, Bonnie accepted a special assignment to help the company lauch a new global initiative called "5 By 20" that will enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women by 2020. This initiative aims to create more jobs and business expertise across the company's unparalleled value chain, with a focus on improving the capabiliites of womemn who own or operate small businesses in developing coutnreies. By growing the small business Women's Leaderhsip and Corporate Social Responsibility. Her appreciation and passion for the critical role of business around the world has made her ian an effective voice for successfuul, sustainable and ethical business practices. She is a frequent public speaker on this subject.Texas. playing golf together and serving in various leadership roles at Peachtree Jessica Fry.
Bonnie graduated from Wheath College (Illinois) in 1977 with a B.A. in General Management from Emore University in 1990. She currently serves on the board of directors of Cbeyond, Inc., as a trustee of Columbia Theological Seminary and on the board of advisors of the J. Dennis Hastert Center at Wheaton College. Throughout her career, she has also served on the boards of Gordon Foodservice, the Georgia Independent College Association, the Network of Executive Women, the March of Dimes and the Wheaton College Board of Visitors.
Bonnie and her husband Steve enjoy entertaining family and friends at their homes in Atlanta and Texas. They have one son, Daniel, who is married to the former Jessica Fry.
Professional website: www.cocacola.com
Favorite charities: Opportunity International, Samaritan's Purse, Hope International, Laity Renewal, 4word and Prison Fellowship