Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc announced that Guillaume Bacuvier, Independent Non-executive Director (INED) will retire from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on 28 May 2026. Guillaume has served as an INED of CCEP since January 2024 and as a member of the Remuneration Committee. His perspectives on consumer behaviours and strategy, as well as marketing effectiveness insights from across Europe and APAC have been invaluable to the Board.
In view of his recent move to a new role requiring more of his time he will be retiring from the Board as of the AGM. As part of the Board's succession planning, and following a comprehensive search and selection process, the appointment of Uvashni Raman as an INED was approved on 4 March 2026 and will be effective from the conclusion of the AGM on 28 May 2026. Uvashni brings extensive financial and operational experience to the Board across both European and global markets.
She has a strong track record as a CFO and divisional Financial Director in listed and private companies spanning the technology, consumer, media and mining sectors. Her experience includes leading large, complex organizations through sustained growth, with expertise across finance, procurement, operations, strategy, M&A, sustainability, capital markets, corporate affairs and business transformation. Uvashni is currently Chief Financial Officer of Booking.com, having been appointed in October 2023.
Her prior roles include Group CFO of Adevinta (2019-2023), CFO for Naspers Video Entertainment Division (2016-2019), South 32 Australian Region (2015-2016) and she held multiple CFO, commercial, operational and strategic finance roles within BHP.
