appreciation. Trust of this sort will be earned slowly, in our opinion, and consistency is a necessity. We believe that CEO Neville Isdell has laid a nice foundation in this respect, and he seems to be settling into his role quite nicely after six months on
remains in Chinese hands. In other news, Coca-Cola on Thursday confirmed CEO Muhtar Kent as its new chairman, replacing Neville Isdell , who has retired. Although we think Kent has demonstrated quite strong leadership in his tenure so far as CEO, we would
as recently as last year when GM was struggling for its very survival. The lowest paid — with the exception of E . Neville Isdell , who only joined the board this past summer — made just under $200K. Remember that being a board member is a
all cylinders, but it has certainly rekindled a few that were dormant since the late 1990s. After a rocky start, the Neville Isdell era is beginning to look like a slowly building success story, which is the only way we think a business like Coke's
top-line performance, excluding the noise from bottler consolidation. Coke seems to have gotten its groove back, and Neville Isdell is slowly but surely proving that his focus on long-term, sustainable growth is more than just a slickly packaged manifesto
will continue to deliver strong results from the majority of its international operations that will more than offset weakness at home. The company has returned to growth, and Neville Isdell 's tenure is slowly becoming a success story.
encouraged by the initial steps the company has taken to transform from the risk-averse, aimless soft drink giant that CEO Neville Isdell inherited in mid-2004. What's more, the stock's nearly 3% fall last Tuesday gives investors the opportunity to
encouraged by the initial steps the company has taken to transform from the risk-averse, aimless soft drink giant that CEO Neville Isdell inherited in mid-2004. What's more, the stock's nearly 3% fall today gives investors the opportunity to own this
and making sure that a PepsiCo product met that need. Though Coke has noticeably taken positive steps since current CEO Neville Isdell took over, PepsiCo seems to remain two steps ahead of Coke at nearly every turn. We should also note that PepsiCo is not
the company faced difficult comparisons, the deceleration in these brands is a bit faster than we had anticipated. CEO Neville Isdell expressed particular dissatisfaction with the company's performance in ready-to-drink coffee and tea, and we wholeheartedly