United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 28, 2019

Commission File Number 001-37791

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC

Pemberton House, Bakers Road
Uxbridge, UB8 1EZ, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)

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CHANGES TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP) announces that it has appointed José Antonio Echeverría as Chief Customer Service and Supply Chain Officer.

José Antonio Echeverría assumes the role following 14 years in the Coca-Cola system in a range of supply chain roles.

Prior to joining the Coca-Cola system, he held supply chain roles with Procter & Gamble and Danone. He holds a degree in Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.

He replaces Ron Lewis, who is leaving CCEP to join Ball Corporation.

José Antonio Echeverría will be responsible for an expanded brief, which includes driving excellence in how we serve our 1 million customers in Western Europe. This reflects our goal of delivering world-class customer service, every day.


CONTACTS

Company Secretariat
Clare Wardle
T +44 20 7355 8406
Investor Relations
Sarah Willett
+44 7970 145 218
Media Relations
Shanna Wendt
T +44 7976 595 168


ABOUT CCEP

Coca-Cola European Partners plc is a leading consumer goods company in Western Europe, making, selling and distributing an extensive range of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and is the world's largest Coca-Cola bottler based on revenue. Coca-Cola European Partners serves a consumer population of over 300 million across Western Europe, including Andorra, Belgium, continental France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The Company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and on the Spanish Stock Exchanges, trading under the symbol CCEP.

For more information about CCEP, please visit our website at www.ccep.com and follow CCEP on Twitter at @CocaColaEP.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
 
 
(Registrant)
Date: August 28, 2019
By:
/s/ Clare Wardle
 
Name:
Clare Wardle
 
Title:
General Counsel & Company Secretary

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