Terez Thompson
VP Global Supplier Diversity
The Coca-Cola Company

Terrez Marriott Thompson is Vice President of Global Supplier Diversity for The Coca-Cola Company, leading the organization’s efforts to maximize procurement opportunities with diverse businesses as suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors of competitively-priced goods and services. As an associate of The Coca-Cola Company for more than 30 years, Thompson has held numerous roles of increasing responsibility ranging from Operations to Finance. She assumed her current leadership position in April, 2012.

Just prior to her current assignment, she was responsible for Employee Engagement and was a part of the Company’s Global Community Connection team. Her responsibilities included volunteerism, matching gifts and the Company’s non-profit board participation strategy. She also served as AVP, Executive Assistant & Program Manager of Coca-Cola North America Innovation. In this role she led a major project to design and implement a new product innovation process for the Company’s largest business unit, in addition to leading strategic initiatives such as Innovation Capability Development, Retail Transition Lead and Learning Lab.