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Juan Johnson
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Juan Johnson
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Juan Johnson is President of Juan Johnson Consulting and Facilitation. Juan has been in this role since July 2006, after concluding an extraordinary 21 year career with Coca-Cola Company.
Juan's background is in accounting and finance. He achieved certifications as both a CPA and CMA and worked for Arthur Andersen & Company before joining Coca-Cola in 1984.
In 1993, he was elected a full Corporate Vice President by Coke's Board of Directors, making him one of the youngest Board-elected Vice President's in the Company's history. At the time, Juan was responsible for the Company's Investor Relations function, representing Coke before the professional investment community on Wall Street. During his tenure,
Institutional Investor Magazine named Coke the most improved Investor Relation function and noted the Company for having among the best annual investor meetings.
In 2001, Juan partnered with Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas to create the Diversity Leadership Academy, a leadership development program for executive level business and community leaders. After a successful launch in Atlanta, the program expanded under Juan's leadership to numerous other markets around the country.
Through the Academy, Juan has facilitated sessions with hundreds of leaders across a multitude of industries, in the process building a wealth of knowledge which he applies in his consulting and facilitation practice.
Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Juan worked in a number of industries and companies over the course of his career including Utilities - Northern Natural Gas, Retail - Federated Department Stores, Technology - Hewlett Packard, and Transportation - MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). He has served on many local and national boards and has been an adjunct professor of Strategic Diversity Management at Penn State University.
In addition to his accounting certifications, Juan holds an MBA from Atlanta University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisana. He also received an honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from Furman in 2010.
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