1. Dominique Reiniche
Leadership Bio
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2. Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
International Ranking
Rank Name Company Country
1 Cynthia Carroll Anglo American Britain
2 Gail Kelly Westpac Australia
3 Marjorie Scardino Pearson Britain
4 Barbara Kux Siemens AG Germany
5 Chanda Kochhar ICICI Bank India
… … … …
15 Dominique Reiniche Coca-Cola France
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3. Who is Dominique Reiniche?
 President, Europe Group
 Since 2005
 60,000 employees, 180 brands, 38 countries
 Over $6 billion in sales
 50 Most Powerful Women in Business (global)
 Since 2003
 Board Member
 President & board member of various trade associations
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4. Who is Dominique Reiniche? (cont’d)
 Career accomplishments
 First female
 Group head at Procter & Gamble France
 Member of management board at Kraft Jacobs Suchard
 Head of Coca-Cola France, and later Coca-Cola Europe
(also, 1st non-American in each role)
 Only woman in Coca-Cola’s operations leadership
 Personal life
 57 years old
 1 daughter (21), 2 step-daughters (23 & 22)
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5. Integrating 4 domains
Work & External Community Work, Self & Home
 Proactively tackle business impact  Acknowledge family role:
on external community key buffer against stress &
 Invite outside community into firm motivator to make work a
positive force for the future
 Become a leader in external Work
organizations  Manage professional
commitments to prioritize
family
External
 Seek help
Home
Community Internal
Work, Self & Internal Community Self
 Define work success in collective terms
(“we, not me”)
 Groom a team for long-term success
 Build a mutually supportive work
environment: open communication,
team-work, delegation, responsiveness
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6. Key Lessons
 Draw on defining experiences in each domain to illuminate key priorities
Set priorities
 Requires self-awareness, listening to stakeholders, and learning attitude
 Publically communicate priorities, values and mission (story-telling)
Communicate  Affirm benefits for the greater good and for stakeholders
priorities  Align others around personal actions
 Types of help: mentors, work teams, house help, relationships…
Seek outside
support  Delegate roles to focus where one has the greatest impact
 Leverage help to perform across domains
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