Robert J Jordan promoted to General Tax Counsel at Coca-Cola

The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today elected  Robert J. Jordan Jr. as a Vice President.  Jordan will succeed William D. Hawkins III as General Tax Counsel, who announced he will retire in March 2014 after 15 years of service with the Company.

In his current role, Robert J. Jordan Jr., 53, serves as Deputy Tax Counsel for the Company, focusing on international tax matters in the Pacific and Latin America Groups, and overseeing various other functions within the Corporate Tax Department.

Jordan began his career with the Company in 1994 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility.  Prior to joining the Company, Jordan was a tax manager in the New York office of Arthur Andersen.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, a Juris Doctorate from St. John’s Law School and a Master of Laws in Taxation from NYU Law School.

The Company today also announced Vice President and General Tax Counsel William D. Hawkins III will retire in March 2014.  A well-respected leader within the organization, Hawkins, 57, joined the Company in 1998 as a Senior Tax Counsel working with North America and Western Europe.  In 2008, he assumed his current role as Vice President and General Tax Counsel for the Company

Prior to joining the Company, Hawkins was a tax partner with the Washington office of White and Case LLP.  Hawkins received his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Wake Forest University and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.