L. Phillip Humann (born 1945) is an American business executive. He is a former chairman and chief executive officer of

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Early life

L. Phillip Humann was born in November 1945 in

Independence, Kansas Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. History Independence w ...

. He graduated from

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

, where he earned a bachelor's in 1967 and master's degree in 1969, both in Economics.

Career

Humann began his career at

in 1969. He was its president from March 1992 to December 2004. He served as its chief executive officer from March 1998 to December 2006, and as its chairman from March 1998 to April 2008. Humann served on the board of directors of

Coca-Cola Enterprises Coca-Cola Enterprises was a marketer, producer, and distributor of Coca-Cola products. It was formerly the anchor bottler for Western Europe and most of North America. Coca-Cola Enterprises' products included Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, ...

from 1992 to May 2016, and on the board of

Havertys Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. ("Havertys") is an American retail furniture company founded in 1885. Beginning with a single store in downtown Atlanta,Haverty, Rawson (1989). ''Ain't the Roses Sweet.'' Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. * Haver ...

from May 2010 to August 2012. Humann has served as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the nomination committee of

Coca-Cola European Partners Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc (CCEP), formerly Coca-Cola European Partners (2016–2021) is a British company formed as a result of the combination of the three main bottling companies for The Coca-Cola Company in Western Europe: Coca-Col ...

since May 2016. He also serves on the board of

Equifax Equifax Inc. is an American multinational consumer credit reporting agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion (together known as the "Big Thr ...

Personal life

Humann has a wife, Jane, and three children.

References

Living people 1945 births People from Independence, Kansas Auburn University alumni American bank presidents American chairpersons of corporations American chief executives SunTrust Banks people Equifax people {{US-business-bio-1940s-stub