Coca-Cola European counsel retires

Barnard began his career in private practice in New Zealand and originally joined the soft drinks giant in a management role. Before taking the Europe role Barnard was legal chief for Australasia, Indonesia and Korea, a position he took up in 1998.

He was appointed ­general counsel for Coca-Cola’s European operations in 2004. Following his retirement Barnard has moved into a consultancy role and remains based in London. During his time at Coca-Cola he focused on competition, IP, joint ventures and M&A.

Mori, who joined the ­company as senior operations counsel for Coca-Cola Europe, was promoted to assistant general counsel in January. She has now ­formally taken over as ­general counsel for Europe.