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Max Levchin Elected to Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
ATLANTA, October 16, 2025--The Coca-Cola Company today announced that Max Levchin, a PayPal co-founder who went on to found and lead financial technology company Affirm, has been elected as a director.
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