Mr John Sechi started his career as a financial analyst and audit manager. In 1985, he joined The Coca‑Cola Company as an internal auditor.
In 1987, Mr. Sechi became the Finance Director for Coca‑Cola Great Britain Limited based in London. The following year, he was appointed General Manager of the European Supply Point Group and in 1990 he moved to Madrid to join the Iberian Division as Chief Financial Officer.
In 1993, Mr John Sechi was promoted to President of the Central Mediterranean Division of The Coca‑Cola Company, based in Milan, where he was responsible for operations in Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo and FYROM), Albania and Italy.
In 1998, he was promoted to President of the German Division, based in Dusseldorf. Mr Sechi was Chairman of Globalpraxis, a commercial consulting firm, from 2001 to 2008. From 2007 until 2013, he was the President, Greater Europe of The Campbell Soup Company, and from 2006 to 2011, a non-executive Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Coca‑Cola Içecek.
Mr Sechi has a BA in Business Management from Ryerson University in Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant (Canada). Mr Sechi is a member of the Company’s Audit and Risk Committee.
