Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Announces Management Changes and North America Group Reorganization.

Business Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000

Coca-Cola Enterprises today announced that John R. Alm, president and chief operating officer, has made several changes to the Company's senior management team and reorganized the North America Group structure pending Board approval.

Effective immediately, the Company's existing Western and Central North America Groups have been merged into one Western North America Group.

G. David Van Houten, Jr., formerly president of the Central North America Group, has been named president of the newly created Western North America Group. The Western North America Group now contains 14 divisions and handles close to 1.7 billion unit cases.

Gary P. Schroeder, previously president of the old Western North America Group, has been named to the new position of senior vice president, bottler relations. Mr. Schroeder will work closely with Mr. Alm on key corporate development issues and focus on directing the Company's acquisition strategy.

Summerfield (Skeeter) K. Johnston, III, has been appointed to the new position of executive vice president, strategic planning. Mr. Johnston, previously president Eastern North America Group, will be responsible for developing the Company's global sales, marketing, and operations strategic plans along with other responsibilities such as providing group management transition support.

William (Bill) A. Holl, most recently group vice president in the Eastern North America Group, is succeeding Mr. Johnston as president of the Eastern North America Group and has been named a corporate vice president. The Eastern North America Group has 11 divisions and handles more than 1.2 billion unit cases.

Norman (Norm) P. Findley, formerly executive vice president, European Group president, has been named to the new position of executive vice president, marketing. In this new position, Mr. Findley will be responsible for the marketing function and will work closely with The Coca-Cola Company to design and implement marketing strategies the for the Coca-Cola systems.

Daniel (Dan) G. Marr, previously vice president, marketing has been appointed to the new position of senior vice president and chief customer officer. Mr. Marr will be responsible for directing the Company's key customer relationships and strategies.

Effective February 1, 2000, Robert (Bob) F. Gray, currently vice president and chief financial officer, European Group, will assume the newly created position of senior vice president, operations and capital planning.

Also effective February 1, 2000, John C. Heinrich, currently vice president operations, will be named vice president, operations projects, will report directly to Mr. Alm and assist in the management transition within the operations function and work on special initiatives until his retirement in June of this year. After his retirement, Mr. Heinrich will serve as a consultant to Mr. Alm.

"These management changes put in place the senior management team and organizational structure necessary for the challenges and opportunities we face as we enter the next phase of the Company's evolution," commented John Alm. "We are continuing to decentralize the Company and push authority and accountability out into the field organization."

Mr. Alm continued, "This group reorganization and the associated management changes flatten the organization and broadens the experience of our management team. All of these managers are seasoned beverage bottling executives who are as committed as I am to focusing on consistent growth in our financial and operating results, improving our return on invested capital, and increasing long-term share-owner value."

David Van Houten began his career in the Coca-Cola bottling business in 1972. His career with Coca-Cola Enterprises began in 1986 as president/general manager of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of North Texas. Since then Mr. Van Houten has held positions of increasing responsibility in the sales and marketing area and was appointed to the position of senior vice president and president of the Central North America Group in July 1996.

Gary Schroeder has been in the Coca-Cola bottling business for more than 30 years. He joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in late 1991 with the merger of Coca-Cola Enterprises and Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group, Inc. (Johnston Bottling Group). Since that time, Mr. Schroeder has held a variety of sales and marketing management positions for progressively broader geographic territories. He was elected to the position of senior vice president and president of the old Western Group in July 1996.

Skeeter Johnston began his beverage bottling career in 1977 with the Johnston Bottling Group. While with the Johnston Bottling Group, he held a variety of senior management positions in the sales and marketing area. He joined Coca-Cola Enterprises as corporate vice president, human resources in late 1991 after the merger of Coca-Cola Enterprises and Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group. In 1993 he returned to the sales and marketing function where he held several senior management roles. Mr. Johnston was elected senior vice president and president of the Eastern North America Group in July 1996.

Bill Holl has worked in the Coca-Cola bottling system since 1983. He joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1986 at the Company's formation and held various sales and marketing roles. In 1992 he was named division vice president and general manager of the Company's Michigan Division. In 1996 Mr. Holl was appointed to Northeast Region vice president and general manager. In August of 1997, he was promoted to Eastern Group vice president and general manager responsible for the Company's Capitol, Commonwealth, Eastern Great Lakes, Michigan, and Ohio/Kentucky Divisions.

Norm Findley began his career in the Coca-Cola system in 1976. He joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1989 and held various sales and marketing positions including most recently European Group president. He was elected executive vice president of Coca-Cola Enterprises in April 1999. Prior to joining Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mr. Findley worked for The Coca-Cola Company in the marketing and operations areas.

Dan Marr joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1988 as division vice president, North Texas Division. He held various sales and marketing management positions of increasing responsibility between 1989 and 1996. In 1996 Mr. Marr was elected corporate vice president, marketing. Prior to joining Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mr. Marr worked for several consumer products companies in sales and marketing positions.

Bob Gray joined Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1992 as the Company's vice president of information systems. In 1997 he was named group chief financial officer of the European Group. Prior to joining Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mr. Gray was a partner at the public accounting firm of Peat Marwick.

John Heinrich has been in the beverage bottling business for 30 years, beginning his career with The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Miami, Inc. He joined the Company in late 1991 with the merger of Johnston Bottling Group and Coca-Cola Enterprises. Mr. Heinrich was elected to his current position of vice president, operations in early 1992.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CCE) is the world's largest marketer, distributor, and producer of bottle and can liquid nonalcoholic refreshment. Coca-Cola Enterprises sells approximately 74 percent of The Coca-Cola Company's bottle and can volume in North America and is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium, continental France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco, and the Netherlands.