Netflix Executive Bela Bajaria Elected to Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
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Board Also Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company today announced that Bela Bajaria, Chief Content Officer for Netflix Inc., has been elected as a director.
Bela Bajaria (Photo: Business Wire)
Bajaria's election is effective immediately and brings the Coca-Cola board to 12 directors.
As Chief Content Officer, Bajaria oversees all television and film for Netflix in all languages. She manages a content budget of about $17 billion annually and reports to co-CEO Ted Sarandos. She sits on the company's leadership team.
"Bela brings a wealth of experience in global business, from building and leading teams to setting strategy," said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. "Her deep background in media also promises to provide our board and leadership with valuable perspective as Coca-Cola continues to evolve and strengthen its marketing model."
Bajaria has been instrumental in programming award-winning films and series and has also spearheaded Netflix's expansion into live programming. As Chief Content Officer, she forged a groundbreaking, long-term partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment, ensuring that its flagship weekly program, "Raw," is available to Netflix members worldwide. She secured rights to NFL Christmas Day games for Netflix for the next three years, marking another significant milestone.
Prior to her current role, Bajaria served as head of Global TV for Netflix, leading English and local-language scripted and unscripted series around the world, such as "Squid Game," "Stranger Things," "Wednesday," "Bridgerton," "La Casa de Papel" and "Cobra Kai." She joined Netflix in 2016.
Prior to Netflix, Bajaria held senior roles at CBS Entertainment and NBCUniversal. At CBS, she served as Senior Vice President and led the cable studio for the company. At NBCUniversal, Bajaria was President of Universal Television, where she helped revive the major television studio that had been shuttered years before.
Bajaria, 53, was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2022 and was on Fortune's Powerful Women list for the last five years, among many other honors.
Quarterly dividend
The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 48.5 cents per common share, payable Dec. 16 to shareowners of record of the company as of the close of business Nov. 29.
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company's purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our water, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Our juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We're constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people's lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Investors and Analysts: Robin Halpern, koinvestorrelations@coca-cola.com
Media: Scott Leith, sleith@coca-cola.com
Source: The Coca-Cola Company
Released October 17, 2024
奈飛執行官Bela Bajaria當選爲可口可樂公司董事會成員
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董事會還宣佈了常規季度股息
亞特蘭大--(美通社)--可口可樂公司今日宣佈,Netflix Inc.首席內容官Bela Bajaria已當選爲董事。
貝拉·巴亞里亞(照片:商業線)
巴亞里亞的當選立即生效,使可口可樂董事會董事數量增至12名。
作爲首席內容官,巴亞里亞負責奈飛公司所有語言的電視和電影。她每年管理約$170億的內容預算,並向聯合首席執行官泰德·薩蘭多斯報告工作。她也是公司領導團隊的一員。
「貝拉在全球業務方面擁有豐富經驗,從構建和領導團隊到制定戰略,」可口可樂公司董事長兼首席執行官詹姆斯·昆西說。「她在媒體方面的深厚背景也將爲我們的董事會和領導團隊帶來寶貴的視角,因爲可口可樂繼續發展和強化其營銷模式。」
巴亞里亞在策劃屢獲殊榮的電影和系列節目方面發揮了重要作用,也帶領奈飛公司拓展了直播節目業務。作爲首席內容官,她與世界摔角娛樂公司達成了具有開創性的長期合作伙伴關係,確保其旗艦周播節目《Raw》能夠在全球範圍內向奈飛會員提供。她還爲奈飛公司獲得了未來三年的NFL聖誕節比賽轉播權,標誌着又一個重要里程碑的達成。
Bajaria在擔任現職之前,曾擔任奈飛全球電視部門負責人,領導着世界各地的英語和當地語言編劇以及非編劇系列,如《烏賊遊戲》、《怪奇物語》、《星期三》、《布里吉頓》、《紙鈔屋》和《眼鏡蛇快擊》。她於2016年加入了奈飛。
在奈飛之前,Bajaria曾在CBS娛樂和NBC環球娛樂擔任高級職位。在CBS,她擔任高級副總裁,並領導了該公司的有線電視臺。在NBC環球娛樂,Bajaria擔任環球電視臺總裁,幫助重振數年前關閉的主要電視製片廠。
53歲的Bajaria被評爲《時代》雜誌2022年百大影響人物之一,並連續五年入選《財富》的強大女性榜單,獲得了許多其他榮譽。
季度股息
公司宣佈每股普通股支付48.5美分的常規季度股息,支付日期爲12月16日,股東登記截止日期爲11月29日營業結束時。
關於可口可樂公司
可口可樂公司(NYSE: KO)是一家在200多個國家和地區出售產品的綜合性飲料公司。我們公司的宗旨是讓世界變得更加清新,創造不同。我們在全球幾個飲料類別中銷售多個億美元品牌。我們的果汁氣泡軟飲品品牌組合包括可口可樂,雪碧和芬達。我們的水,運動飲料,咖啡和茶品牌包括Dasani,smartwater,vitaminwater,Topo Chico,BODYARMOR,Powerade,Costa,佐治亞,Gold Peak和Ayataka。我們的果汁,增值乳製品和植物基飲料品牌包括Minute Maid,Simply,innocent,Del Valle,fairlife和AdeS。我們不斷調整組合,從減少飲料中的糖分到推出創新的新產品。我們希望通過補給水,包裝回收,可持續採購實踐和在整個價值鏈中降低碳排放來積極影響人們的生活,社區和地球。與我們的瓶裝合作伙伴一起,我們僱用了超過70萬人,幫助各地社區帶來經濟機會。欲了解更多信息,請訪問我們的網站,關注我們的Instagram,Facebook和Linkedin。
投資者和分析師:Robin Halpern,koinvestorrelations@coca-cola.com
媒體:Scott Leith,sleith@coca-cola.com
來源:可口可樂公司
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