Coca-Cola Bangladesh, one of the country’s beverage companies, has announced Ta Duy Tung as the new Managing Director of Coca-Cola Bangladesh Limited.

Tung will work closely with bottling partners, customers and other external stakeholders in the country.

Tung has been with the Coca-Cola system for 15 years.

Before moving to Dhaka, Ta Duy Tung was the Executive Director for Market Operations for Coca-Cola beverages Vietnam Ltd.

He was part of the leadership team that transformed the company-owned bottling company into a world class organization and set it on a path to accelerated growth.

Tung joined the company in 2006 as Regional Trade Marketing Manager (North Vietnam).

He went on to serve in a series of operations and commercial roles.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Tung was at Procter & Gamble.

Tung said, “In recent years, Bangladesh has impressed the world with its remarkable gross domestic product growth story. As Bangladesh celebrated its 50th anniversary of Independence, The Coca-Cola Company reiterates its focus on building a sustainable business in an important market like Bangladesh. I’m excited to partner with our bottling partners, International Beverages Private Limited (IBPL) & Abdul Monem Limited (AML) and other stakeholders to refresh our consumers in Bangladesh.”

Tung is a surgeon by degree as he earned his first Bachelor of Surgeon degree from Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam. He later went on to pursue a Bachelor of Business Management from Hanoi Polytechnic University and went to India for an MBA degree from Bangalore University.