Coca-Cola Nabs Facebook, Tech Veteran for GC Role After Shakeup

Coca-Cola Co.’s in-house legal team has a new international general counsel in G. Wilfred “Willie” Hernandez, who has more than two decades of experience in the technology sector.

Hernandez was hired after spending two years at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., where he was head of legal for the instant messenger app. He has also worked in-house at companies such as International Business Machines Corp., Amazon.com Inc., and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

“I am truly humbled by this opportunity and the trust Monica Howard Douglas and the rest of the senior leadership team have placed in me,” Hernandez said ...