[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18599]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING BEATRIZ R. PEREZ

 Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I would like to offer 
congratulations to Ms. Beatriz R. Perez, chief sustainability officer 
and vice president of the Coca-Cola Company and the winner of the 
Canadian-American Business Achievement Award. For more than 20 years, 
the Canadian American Business Achievement award has highlighted the 
deep relationship between the United States and Canada, the importance 
of free trade between the countries, and recognized individuals who 
have been leaders in their fields of enterprise.
  Ms. Perez has served in her current role at Coca-Cola since 2011. 
Previously, she helped direct major marking operations for the Atlanta-
based beverage giant. In addition to her work at Coke, Ms. Perez spends 
a great deal of time giving back to the Atlanta community as a trustee 
for the Save the Children Foundation and a board member for Children's 
Healthcare of Atlanta.
  At Coca-Cola, working with the company's top leaders and nonprofits 
from around the world, Ms. Perez directs efforts that seek to build 
cooperation in the ``golden triangle of government, business and civil 
society.'' Ms. Perez is working with local governments around the world 
to continue the company's stewardship of natural resources through the 
development of water projects in nearly 100 countries, working with 
communities to advance and empower economic opportunities for women, 
and continuing the company's efforts in the distribution of more
than 10 billion fully recyclable PlantBottleTM packages 
across 24 countries, which eliminates the need for the equivalent of 
more than 200,000 barrels of oil.
  In 2014, Ms. Perez was named as one of the 10 Most Powerful Women in 
Sustainability by Green Building & Design magazine. She has been 
featured as one of the 25 Most Powerful Latinas on CNN en Espanol and 
in People en Espanol, and is a member of the American Advertising Hall 
of Achievement and the Sports Business Journal's Hall of Fame. Ms. 
Perez earned her bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of 
Maryland and currently resides in Atlanta, GA.
  I applaud Ms. Perez's efforts and am proud to have her and the Coca-
Cola Company call Georgia home.

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