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Dominique Reiniche
                Leadership Bio
                       MGMT 671



Stephane Lesaffre                 1
Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
        International Ranking
        Rank    Name                 Company           Country

        1       Cynthia Carroll      Anglo American   Britain

        2       Gail Kelly           Westpac          Australia

        3       Marjorie Scardino    Pearson          Britain

        4       Barbara Kux          Siemens AG       Germany

        5       Chanda Kochhar       ICICI Bank       India

        …       …                    …                …

        15      Dominique Reiniche   Coca-Cola        France

        …       …                    …                …




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Who is Dominique Reiniche?
                                    President, Europe Group
         Since 2005
         60,000 employees, 180 brands, 38 countries
         Over $6 billion in sales




                      50 Most Powerful Women in Business (global)
         Since 2003


                      Board Member

   President & board member of various trade associations
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Who is Dominique Reiniche? (cont’d)
   Career accomplishments
         First female
             Group head at Procter & Gamble France
             Member of management board at Kraft Jacobs Suchard
             Head of Coca-Cola France, and later Coca-Cola Europe
              (also, 1st non-American in each role)
         Only woman in Coca-Cola’s operations leadership



   Personal life
         57 years old
         1 daughter (21), 2 step-daughters (23 & 22)




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Integrating 4 domains
Work & External Community                                                   Work, Self & Home
   Proactively tackle business impact                                         Acknowledge family role:
    on external community                                                       key buffer against stress &
   Invite outside community into firm                                          motivator to make work a
                                                                                positive force for the future
   Become a leader in external                              Work
    organizations                                                              Manage professional
                                                                                commitments to prioritize
                                                                                family
                                              External
                                                                               Seek help
                                                                     Home
                           Community              Internal




Work, Self & Internal Community                               Self
   Define work success in collective terms
    (“we, not me”)
   Groom a team for long-term success
   Build a mutually supportive work
    environment: open communication,
    team-work, delegation, responsiveness
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Key Lessons

                    Draw on defining experiences in each domain to illuminate key priorities
Set priorities
                    Requires self-awareness, listening to stakeholders, and learning attitude




                    Publically communicate priorities, values and mission (story-telling)
Communicate         Affirm benefits for the greater good and for stakeholders
  priorities        Align others around personal actions



                    Types of help: mentors, work teams, house help, relationships…
Seek outside
  support           Delegate roles to focus where one has the greatest impact
                    Leverage help to perform across domains



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