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
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Source: The Coca-Cola Company
Released October 17, 2024
Netflix 高管 Bela Bajaria 当选为可口可乐公司董事会成员
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董事会还宣布定期派发季度股息
亚特兰大--(美国商业资讯)--可口可乐公司今天宣布,Netflix公司首席内容官贝拉·巴加里亚当选为董事。
Bela Bajaria(照片:美国商业资讯)
巴加里亚的选举立即生效,使可口可乐董事会增加到12名董事。
作为首席内容官,Bajaria负责监督Netflix所有语言的所有电视和电影。她每年管理约170亿美元的内容预算,并向联席首席执行官泰德·萨兰多斯报告。她是公司领导团队的成员。
可口可乐公司董事长兼首席执行官詹姆斯·昆西说:“从组建和领导团队到制定战略,贝拉在全球业务方面拥有丰富的经验。”“随着可口可乐不断发展和加强其营销模式,她深厚的媒体背景也有望为我们的董事会和领导层提供宝贵的视角。”
Bajaria在编程获奖电影和电视剧方面发挥了重要作用,还带头推动了Netflix向直播节目的扩展。作为首席内容官,她与世界摔角娱乐公司建立了开创性的长期合作伙伴关系,确保其旗舰每周节目 “Raw” 可供全球Netflix会员观看。她获得了Netflix未来三年NFL圣诞节比赛的版权,这标志着又一个重要的里程碑。
在担任现任职务之前,Bajaria曾担任Netflix全球电视台负责人,在世界各地主导英语和当地语言的剧本和无剧本电视剧,例如《鱿鱼游戏》、《怪奇物语》、《星期三》、《布里奇顿》、《La Casa de Papel》和《Cobra Kai》。她于 2016 年加入 Netflix。
在加入 Netflix 之前,Bajaria 曾在 CBS 娱乐公司和 NBCUniversal 担任高级职务。在哥伦比亚广播公司,她曾担任高级副总裁并领导该公司的有线电视演播室。在NBCUniversal,巴贾里亚曾任环球电视台总裁,在那里她帮助振兴了几年前关闭的大型电视演播室。
现年53岁的巴贾里亚被评为《时代》杂志2022年100位最具影响力人物之一,在过去五年中,她曾入选《财富》杂志的 “有权势女性” 榜单,此外还有许多其他荣誉。
季度分红
该公司宣布定期派发每股普通股48.5美分的季度股息,将于12月16日支付给截至11月29日营业结束的公司登记股东。
关于可口可乐公司
可口可乐公司(纽约证券交易所代码:KO)是一家综合饮料公司,产品销往200多个国家和地区。我们公司的宗旨是刷新世界并有所作为。我们在全球多个饮料类别中销售多个价值数十亿美元的品牌。我们的起泡软饮料品牌组合包括可口可乐、雪碧和芬达。我们的水上运动、咖啡和茶品牌包括达萨尼、smartwater、维他命水、Topo Chico、BODYARMOR、Powerade、Costa、Georgia、Gold Peak 和 Ayataka。我们的果汁、增值乳制品和植物基饮料品牌包括Minute Maid、Simply、innocent、Del Valle、fairlife和AdEs。我们一直在改变我们的产品组合,从减少饮料中的糖分到将创新的新产品推向市场。我们力求通过补水、包装回收、可持续采购做法和减少整个价值链的碳排放,对人们的生活、社区和地球产生积极影响。我们与装瓶合作伙伴一起,雇用了超过70万名员工,为全球当地社区带来了经济机会。在Instagram、脸书和领英上了解更多信息并关注我们。
投资者和分析师:罗宾·哈尔珀恩,koinvestorrelations@coca-cola.com
媒体:斯科特·利斯,sleith@coca-cola.com
来源:可口可乐公司
2024 年 10 月 17 日发布