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Zoran Bogdanovic, 45 Chief executive, Coca-Cola HBC

COCA-Cola HBC has appointed Zoran Bogdanovic as chief executive, after his predecessor Dimitris Lois died in October.

Bogdanovic, 45, will take up the post at the FTSE 100 company with immediate effect. The firm is the secondlargest bottler of Coca- Cola in the world, with sales of £5.5bn in 2016.

Croatian Bogdanovic has worked at Coca- Cola HBC since 1996, holding a number of senior roles, including that of general manager of operations in Croatia, Switzerland and Greece.