Donald R. Keough
Businessman and Coca-Cola executive
Donald R. Keough was an American businessman who spent decades at Coca-Cola, where he became president and chief operating officer. He wrote The Ten Commandments for Business Failure.
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Born 1926 in Maurice, United States Died 2015
About Donald R. Keough
Donald R. Keough (1926 to 2015) was an American businessman. He joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1950 and was its president and chief operating officer from early 1981 until he retired from those roles in April 1993. He chaired Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. from 1986 to 1993, and chaired Columbia Pictures, Inc. from 1985 to 1989. In 1993 he became chairman of the board at Allen & Company LLC, a New York investment bank. He also served on the boards of Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald's and The Washington Post Company. His book in our catalog is The Ten Commandments for Business Failure.