Summerfield Johnston Jr
$0.9B
Born
Sep 01, 1932
Age
93
Source of Wealth
Coca-Cola
Residence
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
5
Education
- Summerfield Johnston Jr. inherited his family's Coca-Cola bottling franchise, Johnston Coca-Cola.
- He grew it into the largest independent Coke bottler by 1991, when the beverage giant's own bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises, bought the business and tapped Johnson Jr. to run the combined operations.
- Johnston Jr. was CEO until 2001, turning the company around by decentralizing operations and empowering local bottlers. He retired as chairman in 2007.
- Johnston Jr. Plays polo and was inducted into the Museum of Polo Hall of Fame in 2001.
- His son, Summerfield III, died tragically in a 2007 polo accident.
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