Operations

Julie Hamilton will lead a worldwide organization responsible for growing sales and profits with more than 20 million customers who serve Coca-Cola beverages to 1.9 billion consumers a day in more than 200 countries.

The 25-year consumer packaged goods industry veteran most recently served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Franchise Relations & Transformation for Coca-Cola North America Group.

A new tool is expected to deliver real-time analytics about its workforce of more than 174,000 people in 90 countries.

The appointments of two Vice Chairmen is expected to bring leadership focus on the company's strategic initiatives for growth within all of its global markets.

Although no decision has been made on the form of the exit, P&Gs current preference is a split-off of the Duracell business into a stand-alone company.

The Board intends to put in place a permanent CEO who will further accelerate Coty's progress towards its stated strategic priorities of growing power brands across the globe and implementing its global efficiency plans.

To take full benefit of its scale, the Nestle Board of Directors supported a proposal to create a new Executive Board function, Nestle Business Excellence, and to redefine Zone Europe and Zone Asia, Oceania and Africa (AOA).

What are the three points of difference in the definitions of a global organization, and how do they matter to corporate performance?