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Nancy Quan is Executive Vice President and Global Chief Technical & Innovation Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, where she drives growth from ideation to supply chain solutions, oversees innovation pipelines, and ensures safe, quality, sustainable products globally.[[1]](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/leadership/nancy-quan)[[2]](https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/397937/Nancy-Quan)[[3]](https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/nancy-quan) She joined Coca-Cola in 2007 as Research and Development General Manager for Europe and Eurasia Group in Belgium, later serving as Vice President of Innovation in Atlanta, Vice President of R&D for the Pacific Group in Shanghai (overseeing centers in Shanghai, Japan, and India), Chief Technical Officer for Coca-Cola North America, and Global R&D Officer.[[1]](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/leadership/nancy-quan)[[5]](https://www.bpinetwork.org/about/leadership/104/nancy-quan-global-head-of-r-d-the-coca-cola-company)[[6]](https://www.cocacolaep.com/who-we-are/governance/board-of-directors/view/nancy-quan/)
Prior to Coca-Cola, Quan held leadership roles at Mars Inc. in R&D, Quality, Business Development, and Manufacturing, building multicultural teams across the US, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, China, Japan, India, and Australia.[[2]](https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/397937/Nancy-Quan)[[4]](https://www.aabdc.com/post/nancy-w-quan)[[5]](https://www.bpinetwork.org/about/leadership/104/nancy-quan-global-head-of-r-d-the-coca-cola-company) A graduate of Purdue University with dual majors in Food Science and Nutrition, she has received recognitions including Top 40 Women in Innovation and induction into Purdue's Hall of Fame Nutrition Department.[[5]](https://www.bpinetwork.org/about/leadership/104/nancy-quan-global-head-of-r-d-the-coca-cola-company)[[7]](https://cokecmosummit.com/2019/01/the-many-faces-of-innovation-a-conversation-with-coca-colas-global-cto-nancy-quan/) Quan serves on boards for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Liberty Mutual Group, UC Davis MBA Industry Affiliates Advisory Board, and FIRST Executive Advisory Board.[[1]](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/leadership/nancy-quan)[[3]](https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/nancy-quan)[[6]](https://www.cocacolaep.com/who-we-are/governance/board-of-directors/view/nancy-quan/)
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