Cem Kozlu, born in 1946, was appointed Independent Board Member. He served as the Chairman of Central Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Group of The Coca-Cola Company between 2001-2006. Since 2006, he has been serving as Consultant to the Eurasia&Africa Group. Before joining the Coca-Cola Company, Dr. Kozlu served as a Member of Parliament in the Turkish Grand National Assembly between 1991-1995 and headed Turkish Airlines as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In his earlier professional life, Dr. Kozlu served as Managing Director of Komili Holding A.S., Managing Director of Komili Marketing & Foreign Trade Co., Marketing Manager of Procter & Gamble in Geneva, Switzerland and Marketing Specialist in the National Cash Register Co. in Granville, Ohio. He holds a B.A. from Denison University, an MBA from Stanford University, a Ph.D in Administrative Sciences from the Bosphorus University, as well as an honorary doctorate from Denison University. He has written eight books on economics and business, one of which is a university textbook on international marketing.