Shawdesh Desk:

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.

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.