News Release

Announcement of Executive Officers of Coca-Cola Bottlers Inc.

April 3, 2017, Tokyo, Japan -- Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. (CCBJI) announced Executive Officers who were approved at the Board of Directors meeting held on April 1, 2017.

CCBJI will be Asia’s largest and the world’s third largest Coca-Cola bottler in terms of revenue among 250+ Coca-Cola bottlers worldwide, and will deliver approximately 90% of the volume sold by the Coca-Cola system in Japan. CCBJI will reflect the best from community-based Japanese bottlers as well as the global best practices of the Coca-Cola system to lead growth in the NARTD beverage industry and the Coca-Cola system in Japan. CCBJI also will remain focused on conducting its business locally, through the activities of its subsidiaries, CCW and CCEJ.

Executive Officers as of April 1, 2017

Name Position Director & Senior Executive Officer, Yasunori Koga Head of Administration Director & Senior Executive Officer, Costin Mandrea Head of Commercial Senior Executive Officer, Shunichi Nasu Head of Integration Management Office Jawahar Solai Kuppuswamy Senior Executive Officer, Head of Finance Bruce Herbert Senior Executive Officer, Head of Supply Chain Kyoichi Takagi Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Executive Officer, Shigeki Okamoto Head of Corporate Communications Haruko Ozeki Executive Officer, Head of Legal Toyoji Okada Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Raymond Shelton Executive Officer, Head of Investor Relations Maki Kado Executive Officer, Head of Procurement Executive Officer, Yoshiaki Murata Head of Key Account Management

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【Overview of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.】 Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. (CCBJI, Security Code: First Section of TSE 2579), which was born through a business integration between Coca-Cola West and Coca-Cola East Japan on April 1, 2017, is one of the largest soft drink companies in Japan and is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Asia with sales revenue ranked third out of over 250 bottlers worldwide.

We are responsible for manufacturing and selling approximately 50 brands including “Coca-Cola”, “Coca-Cola Zero”, “Georgia”, “”, “I LOHAS”, “”, as well as sports drinks, juice, energy drinks, and other carbonated beverages, and deliver quality products safely and with high standards of customer service to about 111 million consumers in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and 35 other prefectures (in metropolitan, South Tohoku, Tokai, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu areas).

CCBJI aims to further grow the Coca-Cola business in Japan by combining the experience and know-how that each of its predecessor bottlers developed over time to create new values, as well as make efforts for the development of soft drink industry in Japan as an industry leader. By continuing to focus on business activities and CSR activities as a responsible, community-based citizen, we will aim for co-existence and co-prosperity with the local communities in which we operate.

For the details, please refer to the website of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan. https://en.ccbji.co.jp/

Inquiries Kanako Ogata Public Relations Corporate Communications Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. Phone: 81-80-3707-6246

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