Former Fortune 100 Global Executive
Atlanta, GA and Palo Alto, CA
Angela Vasquez Fernández is an advisor and former executive with Coca-Cola, Nestle, Procter & Gamble and The Boston Consulting Group. She has had extensive experience in global roles, as well as regional assignments based in the US (Chicago and Atlanta), Budapest, Zurich, Madrid, and Istanbul.
Angela has wide ranging experience stewarding some of the world’s most valuable brands, driving market share and profits’ growth globally. She has significant expertise leading businesses and guiding organizations, including portfolio management and geographic expansion, branding and innovation, and mergers and acquisitions.
She led Coca-Cola’s Global Tea portfolio ($4 Billion in revenues, 20+ brands) where she guided the expansion of the flagship brand from 40 to 90 markets. As the Eurasia and Africa Stills Group Marketing Director, Angela led multiple beverage categories in 85 markets and successfully negotiated and stewarded plans to accelerate profits from $650 Million to $1 Billion. She was the Head of Innovation for the Joint Venture between the largest beverage company in the world (Coca-Cola) and the largest food company in the world (Nestle) where she led the creation of several global brands.
Angela has a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a degree in Economics from Universidad Central de Venezuela. She has had a strong connection with art for as long as she can remember. She loves nature, particularly anything related to the ocean – from snorkeling to sailing, from walking by the beach to swimming with sharks, and everything in between. Born and raised in Venezuela, she is fluent in Spanish, and conversational in Portuguese and Italian. Angela has an intense curiosity about the world that has led her to live and work in four continents and travel extensively to 90+ countries.