Ilene Grimes

Ilene Grimes is the current Vice President of Bottler Support Services & Customer Governance at The Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association. Ilene has held this position since February of 2017. Prior to their current role, Mrs. Grimes was the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sonavation Inc. from December 2014 to February 2017.

Mrs. Grimes has over fifteen years of experience in the corporate world. From 2006 to 2013, they were the Director of Strategic Planning & Development at The Coca-Cola Company. And from 2003 to 2006, they served as the Brand Director of Malibu Rum & Sauza Tequila at Allied Domecq.

Throughout their career, Mrs. Grimes has demonstrated their ability to lead and grow teams and businesses. Ilene is a strategic thinker with a track record of developing and executing successful marketing plans. Mrs. Grimes is a proven problem solver who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get the job done.

Mrs. Grimes holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Georgia.

Ilene Grimes has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Connecticut and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Connecticut.

Their manager is John Gould, Executive Director and CEO. They are on a team with Suzy Higginbotham - Chief Financial Officer, Charles L. Norton, Jr. - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.