????其中一位有可能在穆泰康之后繼任可口可樂CEO的候選人是公司拉丁美洲業(yè)務(wù)總裁喬斯·奧克塔維奧·“帕喬”雷耶斯。但現(xiàn)在，他計劃在2014年3月退休。雷耶斯的引退將為另外兩位候選人提供機會。一位是47歲的史蒂夫·卡希爾蘭。2007年以前，卡希爾蘭一直在拉波特美國公司（Labatt USA）擔(dān)任總裁，后來也被穆泰康招至麾下。目前，他負責(zé)Coca-Cola Refreshments業(yè)務(wù)，該業(yè)務(wù)原計劃由凱利負責(zé)。明年1月，卡希爾蘭將負責(zé)公司整個美洲的業(yè)務(wù)。去年春天，穆泰康形容卡希爾蘭是一位“務(wù)實的經(jīng)營者”，他會盡量避開公司政治。在穆泰康時代之前，可口可樂公司曾深受公司政治的毒害。穆泰康對筆者說：“人們愿意為史蒂夫工作?！?/p>

????另外一個候選人艾哈邁德·博茲與穆泰康一樣，也是在土耳其出生和長大?，F(xiàn)年52歲的博茲負責(zé)可口可樂公司歐亞與非洲業(yè)務(wù)。明年1月，他將負責(zé)美洲以外的其他所有海外業(yè)務(wù)。

????當(dāng)然，這并不代表穆泰康打算在短期內(nèi)退休。這位可口可樂公司的掌舵人將在12月1日迎來60歲生日。而可口可樂公司并未規(guī)定強制退休年齡。

????此外，自從2008年7月1日穆泰康接管公司以來，董事會對他的表現(xiàn)一直非常滿意。去年春天，筆者曾詢問可口可樂公司董事、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司IAC的CEO巴里·迪勒，董事會希望穆泰康在CEO的位置上待到什么時候？他的回答是：“2040年怎么樣？因為他正在讓可口可樂變得一年更比一年好?！?/p>

????譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

????One contender to succeed Kent as Coke's CEO had been Latin American boss José Octavio "Pacho" Reyes. But he now plans to retire in March 2014. Reyes' exit leaves two frontrunners. One is Steve Cahillane, 47, a Kent recruit from Labatt USA, where he was president until 2007. Cahillane currently leads Coca-Cola Refreshments, the domestic unit that Kelley was supposed to run. In January, Cahillane will take charge of the Americas, both north and south. Last spring, Kent described Cahillane as a "a no-nonsense operator" who steers clear of corporate politics--something that poisoned Coke pre-Kent. "People like to work for Steve," Kent told me.

????Ahmet Bozer, who like Kent was born and raised in Turkey, is the other contender to succeed him. Bozer, 52, heads Coca-Cola's Eurasia and Africa group. In January, he will ?move up to oversee all international operations outside of the Americas.

????Not that Kent is planning to retire anytime soon. The Coke chief will turn 60 on December 1. The company does not have a mandatory retirement age.

????Meanwhile, the board loves what Kent has done since he took charge July 1, 2008. Last spring, when I asked Coke director Barry Diller, the CEO of IAC (IACI), how long the board would like Kent to stay, he replied: "How about 2040? He gets better every year."