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Robert Winship Woodruff (December 6, 1889 – March 7, 1985) was an American businessman who served as the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1985. With a large net worth, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educational and cultural landmarks in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia, bear his name.
Robert W. Woodruff. Robert Winship Woodruff was a remarkable businessman and philanthropist. He became president of The Coca-Cola Company in 1923 and guided it until his death in 1985, helping to shape the company from a local soft drink business into the world’s best-known brand.
Mar 8, 1985 · Robert W. Woodruff, a reclusive Georgian who rescued the Coca-Cola Co. from threatened bankruptcy in the 1920s and built it into one of the world’s great business empires, died Thursday. He was...
Robert W. Woodruff. Coca-Cola Company. 1923–1955. Industry: Food & Tobacco. Era: 1920. Resisting the pressure of other board members to diversify Coca-Cola through acquisition, Woodruff was committed to promoting the company’s core mission.
Mar 8, 1985 · Robert W. Woodruff, a college dropout who became the driving force behind the growth of the Coca-Cola Company and built it into an international financial empire, died today in Emory University...
Businessman Robert W. Woodruff (1889-1985) was the head of the Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1984, during which time sales increased from $31 million a year to $7.36 billion. He was also a political and economic power in Atlanta and nationally and a major philanthropist of the period.
Mar 24, 2006 · Robert W. Woodruff became president of both the Trust Company of Georgia and the Coca-Cola Company in 1923 and eventually became the architect of Coke's worldwide expansion. In later years Woodruff was also Emory University's greatest benefactor.
