With 30 years of business, marketing development, operations, and general management experience, Eric has significantly contributed to the development of   Coca-Cola’s sales and global business system, establishing innovative customer and commercial leadership capabilities, consumer marketing initiatives, and increasing growth opportunities for the Company.

Eric joined the Company in 1981 as a territory sales manager.  Throughout his tenure he has held numerous positions including division marketing director and deputy division president for the Nordic and North Eurasia division, vice president and managing director of the global Burger King account team, senior vice president of sales and marketing of the North American Foodservice division and most recently President Global 7-Eleven Business division.

Eric received his MBA in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado.  Eric consults with Emory University Center for Relationship Marketing on global customer management.  He served as a Board Member, Audit Committee Chair and Lead Director of Global Imaging Systems (NASDQ:GISX) and led the merger with Xerox Corporation in 2007.  Eric is currently a Board Member of Standard Register (NYSE:SR), as well as a member of their Audit and Nominating/Governance Committees.  He is also Chairman of the International Franchise Association Diversity Institute.

Eric is an accomplished author.  He contributed to the book Inside the Mind: The Art of Sales, a compilation of articles by top sales executives from several of the nation's leading companies.  His article “High Impact Boards” was published in Leadership Excellence as well as several other articles on the subject of creating high-performance teams.

Eric is an avid photographer, reader, skier, and runner.  He is married and has a 20 year old daughter.