Oct 18, 2011: New appointment in Coca-Cola Hellenic in Russia

Press Release

Georgios Polymenakos was appointed to the position of Regional General Manager for North-West Russia, effective 3rd of October, 2011.

Georgios started his career in Coca-Cola Hellenic in 1998. Till 2003 Georgios took  various sales  and marketing positions in Coca-Cola Hellenic. After that he moved to Chipita company where in 2010 Georgios was appointed to the position of General Manager of Chipita for Russia responsible for all country operations. In Russia Georgios led a significant restructuring of the company resulting in record sales and profit.

George has a bachelor degree from the university of La Verne and MBA from the University of Cardiff, Wales.

Georgios brings to the North-West branch of Coca-Cola Hellenic in Russia with him great knowledge and extensive experience in the commercial field, accumulated during all his previous assignments outside and within Coca Cola Hellenic as well as good  understanding of Russian market.

Georgios and his wife Anastasia brings up the son.

About Coca-Cola Hellenic in Russia

Coca-Cola Hellenic is one of the world’s largest retailers for products under the trademark of The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola Hellenic operates in 28 countries and is Europe’s leading manufacturer of beverages trademarked by The Coca-Cola Company. The company’s head office is situated in Athens, Greece. The company serves a population of approximately 550 million people, and provides over 40,000 jobs

In Russia Coca-Cola Hellenic is represented by Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia and owns factories in Moscow and the Moscow region, St Petersburg, Orel, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Volga, Yekaterinburg, Stavropol territory, Rostov region, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Vladivostok.  The company is responsible for the manufacture and sale of both carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks in Russia, including: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light, Sprite, Fanta, BonAqua mineral water, Nestea ice tea, Powerade isotonic sports drink, Burn energy drink, Schweppes tonic water,   kvass “Krugka & bochka”, and drinks under the label Fruktime. Following the acquisition in April 2005 of “Multon” company, the range of products was expanded to include “Rich”-branded fruit juice, nectar and fruit puree, “Nico” and “Dobriy”-branded fruit juice and nectar, and the “Yasli-sad” line of fruit juices and nectars for infant consumption.

The expansion of the company’s product portfolio and the utilisation of new categories of production for the purpose of business development is one of Coca-Cola Hellenic’s major business strategies.  In Russia the company handles distribution of Brown-Forman Corporation alcoholic beverages. 

In recent years Coca-Cola Hellenic has established itself as one of the largest investors among manufacturers of consumer goods. The volume of the company’s investment into the Russian economy to date has exceeded US$2 billion. Coca-Cola Hellenic in Russia presently employs approximately 12,000 highly qualified and professionally trained employees.

Detailed information on Coca-Cola Hellenic and the company’s activities in Russia is available on the company’s website www.coca-colahellenic.ru.

For additional information, please contact:

Evgenia Mogileva
Communications Manager
Coca-Cola Hellenic in Russia
Tel.: +7 (495) 737-7737
E-mail: evgenia.mogileva@cchellenic.com