A former 38 year veteran of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), Curt was President of The Coca-Cola Greater China, Korea & Mongolia Business Unit starting in 2016. This operation covered more than 1.7 billion population, directly employing 51,000 system associates and supporting over 500,000 additional jobs.
After he successfully engineered the refranchising to build an even stronger two bottler franchise system in China, Curt drove the Business Unit to become the fastest growing market for TCCC.
Since joining Coca-Cola USA in 1983, Curt has served a wide range of executive positions in the USA and a number of ASEAN countries before being appointed Managing Director of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt in 2000. In late 2003, Curt became Senior Regional Director for the Western Africa Region and was appointed President of the 27 county North and West Africa Division in January 2005. Later Curt’s portfolio expanded to 34 countries to include the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan as President of Middle East and North Africa Business Unit. Curt has been named to the Forbes Top Ten influential leaders list in the Middle East for six consecutive years. In 2012, his MENA Business Unit was awarded The Woodruff Cup, an award recognizing top company performance.
Curt was the Chairman of Coca-Cola Bottlers China Manufacturing Holdings Limited and he served as Vice-Chairman of The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Currently, he is a Senior Corporate Advisor to BAO Steel Packaging and serves as Chairman of Dmall – a Hong Kong listed E-retailer, also he is one of the Bain & Company China Advisory Council’s committee members. Curt has extensive experience as a Board Director for independent Coca-Cola Bottlers, Community and Business-based organizations.
Curt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Indiana University Kelley School. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Programs at Stanford University and the Wharton School. Currently, he is also on the Global Board of GMAC-Graduate Management Admission Council.
在加入 Ventech China 之前，他曾在可口可乐公司（The Coca-Cola Company）服务长达 38 年，拥有横跨北美、亚洲、非洲及中东市场的国际化经营管理经验，是全球消费品、品牌运营、渠道体系建设及跨区域组织管理领域的资深企业领袖。
2016年起，他出任可口可乐大中华区、韩国及蒙古业务单元总裁，负责覆盖超过 17 亿人口的广阔市场。该业务体系直接雇佣约 5.1 万名员工，并带动超过 50 万个相关就业岗位。任职期间，他成功主导可口可乐在中国市场的装瓶业务重组与再特许经营（refranchising），构建更具竞争力的双装瓶合作体系，并推动该业务单元成为可口可乐全球增长最快的市场之一。
他于1983年加入可口可乐美国公司，职业生涯早期曾在美国及多个东盟国家担任重要管理职务。2000年，他被任命为埃及可口可乐装瓶公司董事总经理；2003年底，出任可口可乐西非区域高级总监；2005年1月，担任北非及西非事业部总裁，负责27个国家和地区的业务。此后，他的管理版图进一步扩展至34个国家和地区，涵盖中东、北非、巴基斯坦及阿富汗，并担任中东及北非业务单元总裁。
凭借在中东及北非市场的突出领导力和行业影响力，Curt 曾连续六年入选《福布斯》中东地区最具影响力领导者前十榜单。2012年，他所领导的中东及北非业务单元荣获 Woodruff Cup（伍德拉夫杯），该奖项旨在表彰可口可乐体系内表现最卓越的业务单元。
除企业经营与投资工作外，Curt 还拥有丰富的公司治理及董事会经验。他曾担任可口可乐中国装瓶商生产控股有限公司董事长、上海美国商会副会长，并曾在多家独立可口可乐装瓶企业、社区组织及商业机构担任董事职务。目前，他担任宝钢包装高级企业顾问、香港上市线上零售企业 Dmall（多点） 董事长，并担任贝恩公司中国顾问委员会委员。
Curt 毕业于印第安纳大学凯利商学院，获理学学士学位；同时完成斯坦福大学及沃顿商学院高级管理发展课程。目前，他亦担任 GMAC（研究生管理教育入学考试委员会）全球董事会成员。
凭借近四十年的全球消费行业经验、跨市场经营领导力、深刻的消费者洞察以及在企业转型、品牌增长、渠道重构与战略投资方面的实践，他持续为消费市场的创新、升级与长期价值创造提供重要推动力。