Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida), today announced that Karla Radtke has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration.

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Karla Radtke has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration at Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC.

“Karla brings a proven track record of leading and developing high performing teams across the Coke System,” said Troy Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Coke Florida. “As we recently celebrated our 10-year anniversary and begin our 'Next 10' focus, she will be a key leader in identifying, training, and promoting talent across our business.”

Radtke previously served as Vice President, Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Coke Florida in 2021, she served as Vice President, Category Commercial Operations at Coca-Cola North America and has over 30 years of experience across the Coca-Cola system in sales, sales operations, marketing, commercial operations and supply chain.

“As we continue on our journey to becoming the best performing consumer packaged goods company in Florida, I am thrilled to share my passion for people and talent development across Coke Florida and look forward to working alongside our team to help us reach our full potential,” said Radtke.

David Cross, Coke Florida’s inaugural leader of Human Resources and Administration, is retiring from the company after an 18-year career in the Coca-Cola system, ten of which were with Coke Florida. "I want to thank David for the tremendous contributions he has made to Coke Florida over the years. He has been with us since day one and he will always be a part of the Coke Florida family," said Taylor.

About Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is the sixth largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Coke Florida makes, sells, and distributes products of The Coca-Cola Company in an exclusive territory that covers over 21 million consumers across 47 counties in Florida. The company employs over 5,000 associates and operates four Green Circle Certified manufacturing facilities and eighteen distribution centers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tampa, Coke Florida is one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the United States. In 2025, Coke Florida was recognized as a US Best Managed Company Gold Standard Winner by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. To learn more, visit www.cokeflorida.com.

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"I am thrilled to share my passion for people and talent development across Coke Florida and look forward to working alongside our team to help us reach our full potential." -Karla Radtke