[NBTY Inc.] adds another former Coca-Cola Co. executive to its management as Brian Wynne becomes Americas markets head, working with President and CEO Steve Cahillane, also a Coca-Cola veteran. The vitamin and nutritional supplement manufacturer, marketer and retailer said Dec. 8 Wynne will start in January as president of NBTY Americas and CEO of its U.S. subsidiary, United States Nutrition Inc., with general management responsibility and profit and loss accountability for the Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based firm’s Wholesale Brands in North and South America. Wynne is a 25-year consumer packaged goods industry veteran who most recently served as Coca-Cola’s senior VP Strategy, Franchise Relations & Transformation for North America. Cahillane left his post as president of Coca-Cola’s Americas division in December 2013 and in September took the helm of Carlyle Group-owned NBTY Also see "Carlyle Group Gives NBTY Helm To Former Coca-Cola Executive Cahillane" - Pink Sheet, 20 August, 2014..
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