DOUG DAFT ISN'T SUGARCOATING THINGS

摘要

When Douglas N. Daft was hastily named by Coca-Cola Co. directors to succeed the embattled M. Douglas Ivester on Dec. 6, the betting among Coke watchers was that the veteran Asia chief would be a caretaker ceo. Given Ivester's unexpected resignation—and the lack of an obvious heir apparent—Daft was viewed by many as somebody who could keep the enterprise on course while the board groomed a longer-term successor.