From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Charlie a young man named don keough worked for the butternut Coffee Company when it was acquired by coca cola in 1960. His life after that was never the same. Don keough would go on to lead coke as president and cfo from 1981 until he retired in 1993. During that period, revenue rose to 14 billion from 5. 9 billion and the average earnings gain was about 15 annually. Reflecting on his time at the company, don said, i kept my head down. I jumped into a little creek which became a river, which turned into a gulf, which grew into an ocean. All i ever did was swim. He went on to become nonexecutive chairman of allen and co. Where he loved meeting young entrepreneurs from around the world who had plans for businesses. He remarked, it is a lot of people betting on the future. It keeps me young. Don keough died last month at the age of 88 after a brief bout with pneumonia. Today, we look back with an appreciation of his life. Joining m
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Charlie a young man named don keough worked for the butternut Coffee Company when it was acquired by coca cola in 1960. His life after that was never the same. Don keough would go on to lead coke as president and cfo from 1981 until he retired in 1993. During that period, revenue rose to 14 billion from 5. 9 billion and the average earnings gain was about 15 annually. Reflecting on his time at the company, don said, i kept my head down. I jumped into a little creed which became a river, which turned into a gulf, which grew into an ocean. All i ever did was swim. He went on to become nonexecutive chairman of allen and co. Where he loved meeting young entrepreneurs from around the world who had plans for businesses. He remarked, it is a lot of people betting on the future. It keeps me young. Don keough died last month at the age of 88 after a brief bout with pneumonia. Today, we look back with an appreciation of his life. Joining m