Jean-Michel Arès has served as Chief Information Officer for The Coca-Cola Company since February 2002. He is responsible for creating and executing worldwide information technology strategy and infrastructure across the Company. Mr. Arès came to TCCC from GE Power Systems, where he most recently served as Vice President, Information Technology and e-Business. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Arès served clients in telecommunications and banking with McKinsey & Company, and founded a software engineering firm through which he developed and commercialized monitoring and diagnostic expert systems for ABB Network Controls and electric utilities.