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Roberto Goizueta (Roberto Críspulo Goizueta Cantera) was born on 18 November, 1931 in Havana, Cuba, is a Cuban-American chief executive. Discover Roberto Goizueta's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

Popular As Roberto Críspulo Goizueta Cantera
Occupation N/A
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 18 November 1931
Birthday 18 November
Birthplace Havana, Cuba
Date of death 18 October, 1997
Died Place Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality Cuba

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1899

In 1899, Methodist Bishop Warren Candler's brother Asa Candler was elected to Emory's Board of Trustees and was a generous patron of the university.

1931

Roberto Críspulo Goizueta Cantera (November 18, 1931 – October 18, 1997) was a Cuban-born American business executive who served as the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company from August 1980 until his death in October 1997.

Goizueta was born on November 18, 1931, in Havana, Cuba.

He was the only son of Críspulo Goizueta and Aída Cantera.

1953

He graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1953.

Goizueta returned to Cuba to work in his family's business in 1953.

A year later, Goizueta replied to a help wanted newspaper ad for a job with the Coca-Cola bottler in Cuba.

A short time later, he was promoted to chief technical director of five Cuban bottling plants.

Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba, transforming the island into a communist state.

While on vacation in Miami, Goizueta and his family decided to defect to the United States.

After defecting to the United States, he worked for The Coca-Cola Company in Miami.

He was reassigned to Nassau, Bahamas as a chemist for the Caribbean region.

1964

In 1964, he was moved to the headquarters of the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia.

At the age of 35, he became vice president of technical research and development.

He remains the youngest person to hold this position at the company.

1970

They had four children together: Roberto, Olga, Javier, and Carlos, who died from Leukemia in 1970, as well as nine grandchildren.

1975

In 1975, he was promoted to lead the legal and external affairs department.

1979

He received a surprising appointment in 1979, to become president of the Coca-Cola Company after the resignation of J. Lucian Smith, who was Coca-Cola's president from 1974 until 1979.

1981

In March 1981, he assumed the chairmanship after chairman J. Paul Austin (who was Coca-Cola's president from 1962–1971) retired.

1982

In 1982, he introduced Diet Coke, followed by Cherry Coke and the controversial New Coke, both in 1985; advertising slogans "Coke is it!", "You Can't Beat the Feeling" and "Always Coca-Cola".

In 1982, Goizueta approved the purchase of Columbia Pictures, signaling Coca-Cola's intentions to branch out beyond the soft-drink business.

Goizueta also sat on the boards of directors for various companies, including SunTrust Banks, the Ford Motor Company, Sonat Inc and the Eastman Kodak Company.

He was well known for his business rivalry with fellow businessman Roger Enrico, CEO of PepsiCo, during his tenure as Coke's CEO.

1992

Roberto Goizueta established the Goizueta Foundation, with a goal to support educational and charity institutions in 1992.

"The purpose of the Goizueta Foundation is to assist organizations that empower individuals and families through educational opportunities to improve the quality of their lives."

1994

In 1994, after a $10 million gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, the Board of Trustees at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, named its business school after Roberto Goizueta.

The school grants BBAs, MBAs, and PhDs in business.

Emory University has an extensive history with Coca-Cola.

1997

He remained at the helm of The Coca-Cola Company for 16 years until the time of his death, due to complications from lung cancer, in 1997.

During his tenure, the Coca-Cola brand became the best-known trademark in the world.

A heavy smoker, Goizueta died on October 18, 1997 of lung cancer.

1999

In January 1999, the estate of Goizueta pledged $20 million to Emory University.

Goizueta married Olguita Casteleiro in Havana, Cuba.

2019

His grandparents on both sides of his family had emigrated from Spain to Cuba in the late 19th century.

His mother's father, Marcelo Cantera, owned a portion of a profitable, local sugar mill.

His father, Críspulo, was an architect and a real estate investor who inherited Cantera's sugar interests.

Goizueta attended Colegio de Belén in Havana, a Jesuit secondary school and later studied for a year in the United States at the Cheshire Academy, a preparatory school in Connecticut.