James Dinkins

James Leonard Dinkins is currently Chief Executive Officer at The Honeybaked Ham Co. LLC since 2021.
He is an Independent Director at Monster Beverage Corp.
since 2020 and at Bloomin' Brands, Inc. starting in 2025.
He serves as Director at Morehouse College, Grocery Manufacturers Association, Food Marketing Institute Foundation, and fairlife LLC.
He is also a Trustee at the University of Georgia Foundation.
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer at Odwalla, Inc., Director at Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, Retail Industry Leaders Association, American Beverage Association, Coca-Cola Bottlers Sales & Services Co. LLC, The National Alumni Association of Concordia College-Selma, Fca Urban Atlanta, and Peak Performance Sports & Development Foundation, Inc. He was Director at Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV from 2020 to 2023.
He was President-North America & Senior Vice President at The Coca-Cola Co. from 2018 to 2020.
He was President-Global Customer Team at 7-Eleven, Inc. from 2010 to 2014.
He was Executive Vice President at Prenova, Inc. from 1999 to 2002 and President-Communications Division at The Profit Recovery Group International from 1999 to 2001.
He was President at Coca-Cola North America from 2017 to 2020.
He was a Member of the Governance Board at Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Education includes an MBA from Emory University and undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia.