MR. PHILIPPE AYIVOR IS A RETIRED EXECUTIVE OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY WHERE HE SPENT CLOSE TO 30 YEARS LEADING VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ACROSS THE COMPANY IN THE US AND IN MULTIPLE AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
IN 1996, PHILIPPE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE US TO AFRICA AS THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. FROM 2001 TO 2011, HE WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER CHARGED WITH DELIVERING COCA-COLA’S BUSINESS GROWTH OBJECTIVES FOR THIRTEEN COUNTRIES IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT IN 2013, HE BECAME THE PUBLIC FACE OF COCA-COLA IN NINE COUNTRIES IN WEST AFRICA AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COCA-COLA AFRICA FOUNDATION IN NORTH AND WEST AFRICA WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENHANCING THE COMPANY’S SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE. PRIOR TO JOINING COCA-COLA, MR. AYIVOR WAS A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT FOR ACCENTURE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
HE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION, GHANA AND ON THE BOARDS OF SUNU ASSURANCE PLC, NIGERIA; DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, GHANA; THE KOSMOS INNOVATION CENTER, GHANA; LANDTOURS & AVIS GHANA AND AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED, GHANA. HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GHANA FOR 4 YEARS.
MR. AYIVOR EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER’S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING FROM VIRGINIA TECH.
