Douglas Neville Daft (born 20 March 1943 in
Cessnock, New South Wales
Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the City of Cessnock Local government in Australia, LGA and was named after a ...
) is an Australian businessman.
He graduated from the
University of New England in
Armidale
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It ...
,
New South Wales
)
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in 1963 with a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree, majoring in
Mathematics
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. While at the
University of New England he lived at Robb College. During the 1960s he taught science at
Vaucluse Boys' High School in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
. In 1970 he graduated from the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
with a Diploma of Admin. He was CEO of
Coca-Cola
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(2000–2004).
In 2005, he was appointed Companion of the
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
(AC) for his leadership in the global business community.
References
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1943 births
Australian businesspeople
Coca-Cola people
Living people
Directors of Walmart
Companions of the Order of Australia
University of New South Wales alumni
People from Cessnock, New South Wales
Rothschild & Co people
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