--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001552781-24-000261" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "KO" cik: "0000021344" company_name: "COCA COLA CO" filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-03T00:58:01.670621+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Coca-Cola appoints Ellie May as Chief Accounting Officer; shareowners approve 2024 Equity Plan ## Summary - Erin "Ellie" May named Senior VP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer effective June 1, 2024; base salary $470,000. - Shareowners approved 2024 Equity Plan reserving 240M shares; plan effective May 1, 2024. - All 14 director nominees elected; advisory vote on executive compensation passed with ~89% support. - Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan approved with ~99% shareowner support. - Outgoing CAO Mark Randazza continues as SVP and Assistant Controller after June 1 transition. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001552781-24-000261 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: KO - cik: 0000021344 - company_name: COCA COLA CO - filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/e24215_ko-8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-24-000261 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-24-000261.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-24-000261.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Erin "Ellie" May was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at COCA COLA CO. - Action: appointed - Role: Chief Accounting Officer source text: On May 2, 2024, The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) announced that Erin “Ellie” May, currently Senior Vice President and Controller, was appointed to the additional role of Chief Accounting Officer, the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective June 1, 2024. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Executive change Mark Randazza changed role as Chief Accounting Officer at COCA COLA CO. - Action: stepped down - Role: Chief Accounting Officer source text: Mark Randazza, currently Senior Vice President, Assistant Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, who has been the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer since May 2017, will continue to serve in that role until the effective date of Ms. May’s appointment, and then will continue his role as Senior Vice President and Assistant Controller. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Shareowners elected each of the persons named below as Directors to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of shareowners as follows: FOR % FOR AGAINST % AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Approval of The Coca-Cola Company Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Approval of The Coca-Cola Company Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 2,961,048,409 99.32 % Votes Cast Against: 20,221,600 0.68 % Abstentions: 7,721,135 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation . Votes regarding this advisory proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 2,651,576,766 89.11 % Votes Cast Against: 323,955,555 10.89 % Abstentions: 13,458,823 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks Caused by the Decline in the Quality of Accessible Medical Care at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks Caused by the Decline in the Quality of Accessible Medical Care . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 274,870,581 9.33 % Votes Cast Against: 2,671,833,124 90.67 % Abstentions: 42,287,439 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Approval of The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Approval of The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 2,851,323,033 95.74 % Votes Cast Against: 126,906,154 4.26 % Abstentions: 10,761,957 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 3,290,550,913 95.06 % Votes Cast Against: 170,919,427 4.94 % Abstentions: 7,265,004 Broker Non-Votes: N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks Created by the Company's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks Created by the Company's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 46,488,037 1.57 % Votes Cast Against: 2,916,756,647 98.43 % Abstentions: 25,746,451 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Non-Sugar Sweeteners at the 2024-05-01 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-05-01 source text: Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Non-Sugar Sweeteners . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 314,970,229 10.65 % Votes Cast Against: 2,641,778,772 89.35 % Abstentions: 32,242,143 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.