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Cott Corp.

COT is in the Food Industry

Market Cap:$697.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Water

Interim Chief Executive Officer
David T. Gibbons
Number of Employees 2,803
Contact Information

207 Queens Quay West

Suite 340

Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7

www.cott.com

(416) 203-3898

NAICS Code Soft Drink Manufacturing: 312111

Recent Events

  • Can Cott put the pop back in its sales?

    11/21/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • COTT Corp COT Upgrade Alert, Watch for 758.7% Technical Uptrend Continuation

    11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Colgate-Palmolive Net Rises 18%; Avon Net Down

    10/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-UBS upgrades Cott to 'buy'

    9/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Cott Corporation: Cott Announces Appointment of Neal Cravens as Chief Financial Officer

    8/20/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • Cott frets as titans head down market

    7/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Cott Swings To Profit In Q2 - Update

    7/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

cott corp. - All News and Analysis

  • Cott Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

    - 2009-02-26

    Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT) (TSX: BCB) -- Fourth quarter revenue declined 10.1% versus prior year to $371.4 million (1.6% decline excluding the impact of foreign exchange) -- Gross margin of 9.6% for the quarter was flat versus the prior year ...

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  • Cott agreement ended

    - 2009-02-09

    COTT AGREEMENT ENDED: Wal-Mart says that over the next three years it will phase out its agreement for Cott Corp. to be the retailer's exclusive soft drink supplier in the United States. Cott has been the sole provider of soft drinks to Wal-Mart for the past 10 years. Under the...

    Tags: Cott Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

  • Cott Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

    - 2008-11-06

    Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT) (TSX: BCB) -- Loss per share of $1.25 as compared to $0.08 loss per share in the prior year third quarter -- Gross margin increased to 11.3% versus 9.8% in the prior year third ...

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  • Cott Corporation Announces Lower 2008 Outlook

    - 2008-08-26

    Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT) (TSX: BCB), the world's largest retailer brand soft drink provider, announced today a lower full-year 2008 adjusted operating profit target of between 28% below and 5% above its 2007 adjusted operating profit, which was $36.3 million. The company also withdrew the previously communicated adjusted operating profit...

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  • Cott Corp.

    - 2008-08-01

    Cott Corp., the world's largest bottler of private-label soft drinks, has removed CEO Brent Willis and president Rick Dobry. To improve profitability, the company plans to cut costs and remove branded beverages from its product portfolio. Interim CEO David Gibbons says, "We will continue to reposition...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David T. Gibbons Interim Chief Executive Officer
John Dennehy President, North American Business Unit
Wynn Willard President, Intl
Clyde Preslar CFO & Executive Vice President
Len Watson CIO & Vice President
Rick Dobry Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer
Mark Benadiba Executive Vice President
Robert J. Flaherty Executive Vice President
Andrew Murfin Senior Vice President
Colin D. Walker Senior Vice President, Corp Res
Mark R. Halperin General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary
Catherine M. Brennan Vice President & Treasurer
Ivano R. Grimaldi Vice President
P. Edmund O'Keeffe Vice President, Strategy & Investor Relations
Prem Virmani Vice President, Technology Services
Tina Dell'Aquila Vice President, Controller & Assistant Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andrew Prozes Board of Directors
Betty Jane Hess Board of Directors
Brent Willis Board of Directors
Christine A. Magee Board of Directors
Colin J. Adair Board of Directors
George A. Burnett Board of Directors
Graham W. Savage Board of Directors
John K. Sheppard Board of Directors
Philip B. Livingston Board of Directors
Stephen H. Halperin Board of Directors
W. John Bennett Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Cott Corporation Interim Chief Executive Officer Current
Robbins & Myers, Inc. Chair Current
Cott Corporation Chairman Current
Robbins & Myers, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Perrigo Company Director Current
Banta Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Perrigo Company Chief Executive Officer Former
The Perrigo Company President Former
Rubbermaid Home Products President Former
3M Company Former
The Perrigo Company Executive Chairman of the Board Former

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Cott Beverages Inc. President, North America Current
Cott Corporation President, North American Business Unit Current

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Cott Corporation President, Intl Current

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Cott Corporation CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Lance, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Kraft Foods Inc. Director of Investor Relations Former
The Black & Decker Corporation Director of Finance Former
Wake Forest University MBA Former

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Cott Corporation CIO & Vice President Current

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Cott Corporation Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer Current

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Cott Corporation Executive Vice President Current

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Cott Corporation Executive Vice President Current

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Cott Corporation Senior Vice President Current

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Cott Corporation Senior Vice President, Corp Res Current
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Senior Manager Former

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Cott Corporation General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary Current
Kik Los Angeles Board of Directors Current
Osgoode Hall Law School L.L.B Former
McGill University B.A. in History Former

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Cott Corporation Vice President & Treasurer Current

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Cott Corporation Vice President Current

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Cott Corporation Vice President, Strategy & Investor Relations Current

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Cott Corporation Vice President, Technology Services Current

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Cott Corporation Vice President, Controller & Assistant Secretary Current
Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current

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LexisNexis Group Chief Executive Officer Current
Reed Elsevier PLC Board of Directors Current
Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current
National Executive Service Corps Board of Directors Current
Reed Elsevier NV Executive Board Member Current
Southam Inc. Group President Former
Thomson West Executive Vice President & COO Former
The Software & Information Industry Association Chairman Former
Information Technology Association of Canada Board of Directors Former
Canadian Newspaper Association Board of Directors Former
York University M.B.A. Former
University of Waterloo B.S., Mathematics Former

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Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current
Electronics Incorporated Senior Vice President, Former
Cott Corporation Director Former

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Cott Corporation President & CEO Former

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Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current

Mr. Savage served for 21 years, including seven years as the Chief Financial Officer, at Rogers Communications Inc., a major Toronto-based media and communications company. Mr. Savage currently serves as Chairman of Callisto Capital LP, a merchant banking firm based in Toronto, and as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, a Canadian public reporting company, and as a director of Cott Corporation, a United States public reporting company.

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Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Emigrant Capital Corporation Executive Partner Current
Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current
American Beverage Association Board of Directors Current
Hillsborough Community College Board of Directors Current
Cott Corporation President & CEO Former
Servicecentral Technologies, Inc. President Former
Servicecentral Technologies, Inc. Chief Executive Former
The University of Georgia MBA in finance Former
The University of Georgia Bba In Marketing Former

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Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Cott Corporation Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • The Companies Headhunters Avoid

    BusinessWeek - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Cott Corporation: Cott Announces Appointment of Neal Cravens as Chief Financial Officer

    Market Wire - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Cott Announces Appointment of Neal Cravens as Chief Financial Officer

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/20/09 - View Story

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