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Title: EVP & Global Chief Communications, Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships Officer

Company: The Coca-Cola Company Industry: Food & Beverage

Few sustainability leaders can claim the institutional depth that Bea Perez brings to her role at The Coca-Cola Company. Having joined the business in 1994 and risen through marketing and field operations, she assumed the Chief Sustainability Officer position in 2011, building a career-long understanding of how sustainability must be integrated with commercial imperatives. Her expanded remit since 2024 has her overseeing the company’ s sustainability goals, long-term investments and strategic partnerships across its global footprint. Operating within one of the world’ s most recognised consumer brands, Bea shapes how sustainability is embedded into packaging, water stewardship and community engagement at a truly global scale. Her longevity and breadth of experience within a single organisation give her a rare perspective on the patience and persistence required to drive lasting environmental and social change from within a major corporation.

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