Business News of Friday, 15 March 2002

Source: gna

Executive Vice-president of Coca Cola in Ghana

The Executive Vice-President of the Coca cola Company, Mr. Carl Ware, arrived in Accra on Thursday for a two-day official visit to the country.

He was accompanied by the company's Divisional President for North Africa, Mr. Rafiq Cressaty, Mr Robert Lindsay, Director of Public Affairs for the Africa branch of the company and Mr. Laolu Akinkutbe, External Affairs Director for the West Africa.

The visit of Mr Ware, who was expected to review the operations of Coca cola in the Ghana, said he had confidence in the branch. The Executive Vice-President would pay a courtesy call on President John Agyekum Kufuor as well as other government officials.

Mr Segun Ogunsanyo, the Chief Executive Officer of Coca cola, Ghana, who was at the Kotoka International Airport to welcome the executive vice-president, told Newsmen that the company made more profit last year than 2000. He said indicators of the first two months of this year were very encouraging and expressed his satisfaction about the progress made by the company.