 Mr. Ware holds
a bachelor's degree in political science from Clark Atlanta University, a master's degree
in public administration from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at
the University of Pittsburgh, and is a 1991 graduate of the Harvard Business School's
International Senior Management Program.  Mr. Ware was elected to the Atlanta City
Council in 1973 and served as president of the Council from 1976 until 1979. In 1990, he
chaired the Metropolitan Atlanta United Way Campaign.
Mr. Ware joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1974 as an urban
and governmental affairs specialist. In 1979, he was named vice president of special
markets for Coca-Cola USA, with responsibility for expanding African-American and Hispanic
marketing and advertising programs. In 1982, Mr. Ware was elected vice president, urban
affairs, with responsibility for the Company's domestic and international external affairs
and philanthropic programs. He was elected a senior vice president of Coca Cola in 1986.
Mr. Ware was named deputy group president, Northeast Europe and Africa in 1991, and was
appointed president, Africa Group in 1993.
He serves as chairman of the board of trustees of Clark
Atlanta University. He is a member of the boards of Georgia Power, Southern Africa
Enterprise Development Fund, Medical Education for South African Blacks and The
Africa-America Institute. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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