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“Throughout Celeste Bottorff’s career, she has demonstrated her leadership skills by taking on new and challenging assignments across a wide range of industries – from her initial love for science as a physics major at Purdue University, to her position today leading CCNA’s reputation initiatives,” said Roxanne Douglas, President of BDN. “Ms. Bottorff personifies the professionalism, leadership and unique perspective that the Lettie Pate Whitehead Award recognizes.”

BDN and KPMG LLP present this award in honor of Mrs. Evans, who was appointed to the board of directors of The Coca-Cola Company in 1934, making her one of the first women to serve as a director of a major American corporation. She served on The Coca-Cola Company’s board for nearly 20 years.

“KPMG is proud to sponsor the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Award because of the spotlight it puts on equality for women in the board rooms across the country,” said Tim Bentsen, KPMG Office Managing Partner. Ms. Bottorff possesses all of the attributes that make up the foundation for this special award and we congratulate her.”

Ms. Bottorff serves on the Board of Directors at Caraustar Industries, serving on the company’s Audit and Compensation Committees.

“Since Celeste joined Caraustar’s board in 2003, she has always demonstrated passion, energy and exceptional intelligence. Most importantly, her attributes motivate others,” said Michael J. Keough, president and CEO of Caraustar.

Ms. Bottorff also serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for HireDynamics LLC, one of the country’s fastest-growing private firms. Ms. Bottorff sits on the Purdue University College of Science Dean's Leadership Council and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Reaching Out Foundation.

Ms. Bottorff is responsible for building the strategic reputation framework for CCNA. In this capacity, her work is instrumental in designing and communicating the business unit’s vision for how it delivers on its promise to consumers and makes a positive difference in their lives.

As Vice President of Living Well, Ms. Bottorff seeks the counsel of the country’s leading health officials, policy makers and opinion shapers on topics ranging from obesity and physical activity to environmental issues like sustainable packaging, recycling and water conservation. Based on her learnings, she collaborates with colleagues from various operational functions within CCNA to develop consumer and employee messaging and advertising that promotes Coca-Cola's commitment to its consumers, community and the planet.

Ms. Bottorff began her marketing career as a marketing and technology strategist at McKinsey & Co. in 1983 after earning her Master’s degree from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She distinguished herself there by helping clients hone in on strategic imperatives and building game-changing business plans that resulted in successful achievement of business goals.

In addition to her career with Coca-Cola, Ms. Bottorff served as senior vice president of AHL Services where she developed strategies resulting in the transformation of the company from an unprofitable $125 million private entity to a $970 million public company. As Marketing Director at the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC), Ms. Bottorff led marketing initiatives that won the paper “Marketer of the Year” honors from the Newspaper Association of America. Prior to joining the AJC, she was the director of global planning for Holiday Inn Worldwide/Intercontinental Hotels. In this role, she developed growth strategies for North America, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Recently, Ms. Bottorff received several important honors, among them, Atlanta Woman magazine’s 2007 Atlanta Power Women and Purdue University Physics Department’s 2007 Outstanding Alumni Award.

A graduate of Purdue University, Ms. Bottorff earned her Bachelor of Science in Physics and spent a few years working in operations at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and at General Electric. Ms. Bottorff was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She currently resides in Decatur, Georgia.

About BDN

The Board of Directors Network, Inc. (BDN) is a non-profit research and advisory organization that works to increase the number of women on corporate boards and in executive leadership. In addition to preparing its annual census of companies’ board profiles, BDN confidentially collaborates with corporations and other key influencers of the director selection process to identify women candidates for board of directors’ positions. For information, call BDN at 770-489-6689 or visit the BDN web site, www.boarddirectorsnetwork.org.

About KPMG LLP

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