LONDON-- Drinks firms SABMiller PLC (SAB.LN) and Coca-Cola Co (KO) Friday named Hüseyin Akin, an executive at Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes, as chief executive officer designate of their new bottling joint venture Coca-Cola Beverages Africa.

Mr Akin currently serves as Deputy CEO of Anadolu Efes's Beverage Group.

"This is a very exciting opportunity to lead the world's newest Coca-Cola bottler," he said.

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