Ju-un Nahar Choudhury, has been appointed as the new managing director (MD) of Coca-Cola Bangladesh Limited.

She is the first Bangladeshi to take on the role of managing director for this Fortune 500 company.

A press release was issued in this regard.

According to press release, Nahar started her career with Unilever as a management trainee in marketing.

She moved to Indonesia in 2014 with Reckitt Benckiser looking after the Dettol business. She also worked with Danone Indonesia as Head of Innovation and then joined aCommerce, an end-to-end ecommerce enabler present across seven ASEAN countries, as the FMCG director.

After spending eight years in Indonesia, Nahar moved back to Bangladesh and joined Apex as marketing director in 2023.

Ju-un Nahar Choudhury said, “I am delighted to join the Coca-Cola system and partner with our bottling partners, Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages (CCBB) & Abdul Monem Limited (AML), and other stakeholders to refresh our consumers in Bangladesh.”

She also said, “I am humbled to lead Bangladesh on this Coca-Cola journey and I am committed to steer our brands and franchise operations to new heights.”

Nahar Choudhury is the first woman to be appointed to this position in Bangladesh and will be replacing former managing director, Ta Duy Tung, who was appointed back in 2021.  

BDST: 1740 HRS, JAN 22, 2024
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