---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021344-24-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KO"
cik: "0000021344"
company_name: "COCA COLA CO"
filed_at: "2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T18:13:59.556532+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Three Coca-Cola directors retire Aug 1; Diller, Herman, Bolland leave after 48 combined years

## Summary
- Barry Diller, Alexis Herman, and Marc Bolland to retire from Board effective August 1, 2024.
- Combined 48 years of service; retirements not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Chairman James Quincey announces ongoing board refreshment; future nominees will add expertise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021344-24-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KO
- cik: 0000021344
- company_name: COCA COLA CO
- filed_at: 2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000040/0000021344-24-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000040/ko-20240719.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marc Bolland departed as Member of the Board of Directors at COCA COLA CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: Barry Diller, Alexis Herman and Marc Bolland, three members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”), each notified the Company of his or her decision to retire from the Board, effective August 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000040/0000021344-24-000040-index.htm
- Executive change
  Barry Diller departed as Member of the Board of Directors at COCA COLA CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: Barry Diller, Alexis Herman and Marc Bolland, three members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”), each notified the Company of his or her decision to retire from the Board, effective August 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000040/0000021344-24-000040-index.htm
- Executive change
  Alexis Herman departed as Member of the Board of Directors at COCA COLA CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: Barry Diller, Alexis Herman and Marc Bolland, three members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”), each notified the Company of his or her decision to retire from the Board, effective August 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000040/0000021344-24-000040-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.