Board-Appointed Officers
2020 – 2022
Charles W. “Charlie” Bitzer, President, Pittsburgh, PA
Meredith Mapel, Vice President, Durango, CO
Dave Katz, Treasurer, Charlotte, NC
Board Members
Ulysses Lee ‘Junior’ Bridgeman, Lenexa, KS
Cy W. Chesterman, Sioux City, IA
Albert C. Clark, Starkville, MS
Jeffrey “Jeff” DeBauge, Emporia, KS
Michael Faber, St. Cloud, MN
Mark Francoeur, Bedford, NH
Bruce Hanna, Roseburg, OR
J. Frank Harrison, III, Charlotte, NC
T. J. Herauf, Dickinson, ND
Carl Lehrkind IV, Bozeman, MT
Randolph “Randy” Mayo Jr., Winfield, KS
Francis McGorry, Philadelphia, PA
M. Trevor Messinger, Rapid City, SD
John Odom, Anchorage, AK
Jack Pelo, Salt Lake City, UT
Hager Rand, Durham, NC
Andrew Reyes, Rosemont, IL
Edwin C. “Cookie” Rice, Springfield, MO
John Sherman, Birmingham, AL
Troy Taylor, Tampa, FL
Jean Claude Tissot, Dallas, TX
Kirk Tyler, Atlantic, IA
Martin Williams, Corinth, MS
Board-Appointed CCBA Officers and Executive Management Team
John Gould, Executive Director and CEO, Atlanta, GA
Suzy Higginbotham, Chief Financial Officer, Atlanta, GA
Charles Norton, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Atlanta, GA
Ilene Grimes, VP, Bottler Support Services & Customer Governance
The Board of Governors meets twice annually and convenes at other times as necessary. Board-appointed Bottler Officers serve two-year terms.
