M. Douglas Ivester Quotes
With a business system operating in nearly 200 countries, we are not immune to the economic difficulties that currently exist in many markets around the world. 
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The board of directors had asked me to stay on through April to ensure a smooth transition... That transition is complete, and I am very confident that the Coca-Cola Co. is in very good hands under the leadership of Doug Daft and Jack Stahl.
- M. Douglas Ivester
Global economic conditions have been progressing as we expected during the quarter, thus resulting in the gradually improving volume trends... I am pleased to say that we are experiencing improving unit case volume trends in each of our operating groups when compared to the trends of the previous two quarters.
- M. Douglas Ivester
This past year has been a challenging period ... as economic slowdowns in several key markets had a short-term impact, slowing volume growth and affecting our earnings... Even though the economic environment became more uncertain and volatile in the later part of 1998, we strongly believe that our fundamental opportunities for long-term growth have not changed.
- M. Douglas Ivester