FDBusiness.com

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has appointed Dimitris Lois to succeed Doros Constantinou, who will be retiring as the group’s chief executive later this year. To ensure a seamless transition the appointment will take effect in the third quarter of 2011.

“We have accomplished a great deal over the past eight years and I am convinced that Coca-Cola Hellenic has a strong leadership team and the right strategy for future sustainable growth,” says Doros Constantinou “As I move to the next phase of my life, I am pleased that we have a solid succession plan in place.”

Dimitris Lois joined Coca-Cola Hellenic in March 2007. In June 2007, he was appointed region director with responsibility for several of Coca-Cola Hellenic’s key markets including Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, Nigeria and Romania. In July of 2009, he was appointed chief operating officer for all of Coca-Cola Hellenic’s countries with all of the group’s region directors reporting directly to him.