MUMBAI: The Coca-Cola Company today announced its Board of Directors has approved the recommendation of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Neville Isdell for an evolution of the Company‘s leadership structure. Under the new structure, President and Chief Operating Officer Muhtar Kent will succeed Isdell as chief executive officer as of 1 July, 2008. Isdell will remain chairman of the Board of Directors until the Company‘s Annual Meeting of Shareowners in April 2009.

"The Coca-Cola Company is an enterprise of sustained, long-term growth. Diligent, detailed succession planning is a vital part of that growth plan. This next management step, which draws on the successful partnership between Muhtar and me, ensures that we will continue to grow and enhance Coca-Cola‘s business around the world," said Isdell. "I have been engaged with the Management Development Committee and the full Board in succession discussions and planning since my return in June 2004. We are very certain that Muhtar is prepared for this next transition in management responsibilities and is the absolute right person to take our Company to the next level of performance.

"Having worked closely with Muhtar for nearly 20 years, I know that his combination of industry knowledge, passion for operational excellence, strategic vision and high level of interpersonal skills is the ideal blend to take our Company forward," Isdell added. "Muhtar is an outstanding example of the deep, talented group of individuals who populate our global system. With the organization stabilized and sustainable growth clearly evident, I expect Muhtar to be outstanding as the leader of the committed team that developed and is now executing our Manifesto -- our 10-year strategic growth plan."

James D. Robinson III, chairman of the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance, said: "The Board is pleased to have an individual of Muhtar Kent‘s experience, vision and dedication to the business as the next chief executive officer of the Company. Today‘s announcement signals a seamless transition from the remarkable leadership provided by Neville Isdell to an exceptional future under Muhtar‘s highly professional guidance and direction. In addition, the Company will have the benefit of Neville‘s continued participation as chairman until the 2009 shareowners meeting."

Kent returned to The Coca-Cola Company in May 2005 as president of the North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East Group. He was named president of Coca-Cola International in January 2006 and appointed president and chief operating officer of the Company in December 2006. As COO, he has overseen a number of significant initiatives, including the acquisition of glac?au earlier this year, while year-to-date the Company has delivered strong volume and double-digit earnings growth.

Kent first joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1978 and held a variety of marketing and operational roles leading to his appointment as president of the East Central European Division in 1989. Kent held this position until 1995, overseeing 23 countries where, working closely with Isdell, he supervised the relaunch of Coca-Cola throughout East Central Europe in record time and quickly achieved market leadership in that geography, which the Company maintains to this day.

From 1995 to 1998, Kent was managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil Europe with bottling operations in 12 countries. From 1999 until his return to the Company, Kent served as president and chief executive officer of the Efes Beverage Group, one of Europe‘s largest international beverage businesses, and managing partner of Coca-Cola Icecek, a public Coca-Cola bottling company with franchises in Turkey and surrounding countries.

"The opportunity to lead The Coca-Cola Company is an extraordinary honor, and I am grateful to the Board for the confidence it has placed in me," said Kent. "I look forward to building on the strong foundation for sustainable growth that we have set in place for the Coca-Cola system around the world."

Kent, who continues as president of the Company, will add the CEO position on 1 July, 2008. Isdell will continue in the dual capacity of chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO until that date and remain chairman until April 2009.

"We have accomplished a great deal in the last three and a half years, and I recognize my responsibilities -- to the Company and to Muhtar -- remain unfinished until Muhtar is successfully launched as CEO," said Isdell. "Management succession is the key final measure of any CEO‘s success, and I will do all I can to ensure our progress is secure for many years ahead."

MUMBAI: The fourth and final hurdle of the Nach Baliye 3 maha muqaabla cutest of them all! Nach Baliye dishes out to our fantastic four ? a Bachpan round! For the first time ever, the Jodis will dance to kiddie numbers! This masti-bhara round airs on Saturday, 8 December at 8 pm on Star Plus. Voting lines will be open till 9 December, which will close with the names of the top 2 jodis!

Our eminent panel of judges - the hugely talented choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant turned Principal, the gorgeous Ishaa Koppikar turned teacher and comedy director David Dhawan assumed the role of the Nach Baliye 3 school Dean! Jodis, Beware? this Nach school management looks like the strict types!

The kiddie round kick started with Kashmera ? Krushna?s cute performance! Dressed as two Sardars, they impressed all the judges especially Vaibhavi Merchant!

Aamir - Sanjeeda danced on Kuchi Kuchi Rakma (Bombay) & were looking very cute dressed in kiddie dungarees! David actually said that if he had 3rd daughter, it would have been Sanjeeda! Aamir, according to him, was looking as overgrown child!

Next up were the hugely popular Karan ? Amita! This round should have been a piece of cake for them; especially since Karan Patel has often been told that he?s naughty, childish and takes everything very lightly! However, the judges felt that Karan didn?t perform to the best of his ability! None the less, this good-looking Kasturi couple looked really cute sporting kiddie clothes!

Finally, the terrific Rakhi ? Abhishek took to stage! They danced on Lakdi Ki Khathi (Masoom) wherein Abhishek was a boot polishwala & Rakhi was a Gajrawali. All the judges were very impressed. Vaibhavi & Ishaa even awarded them lollipops & ballons!

At the end of the episode, Vaibhavi Merchant made an announcement that had all our Nach choreographers jumping in their seats! She announced that on the finale, she will choose the Nach Best Choreographer, and that privileged choreographer will get a chance to travel to Europe along with her & her Merchants of Bollywood Crew.

MUMBAI: Nagpur‘s Radio City 91.1FM is ushering a fitness wave in a ‘Whatte Fun‘ style! Bringing a flavour of reality radio to the city, Nagpur‘s Radio City 91.1FM urged listeners to adapt to a healthier and a balanced way of life with The Radio City Health Challenge. This 4 week challenge saw 10 of Nagpur‘s Radio Cityzens adopt a fresh new fitness regime with a 15-day personalized counsel and share their experiences of a new, fitter self!

Starting 19 November, Radio City invited listeners to register for the Phase I -Stamina Test of The Radio City Health Challenge at Phutara Lake on 25 November, 2007. RJ Tia and RJ Vicky from The Radio City Breakfast Show challenged the listeners‘ stamina with a brisk walkathon followed by quick push ups. Based on their physical fitness, 20 fit Radio Cityzens were short listed to qualify for the Phase II - Rapid Fire on-air round. Over the next 5 days, after on-air rapid fire quizzing on their health quotient, 10 of the fittest Radio Cityzens were identified as winners to The Radio City Health Challenge.

Dec 5 onwards, winners to The Radio City Health Challenge won themselves 15-day exclusive access to the state-of-the-art wellness facilities at Trans Gym along with personalized fitness counsel from qualified trainers. In Phase III, Radio City along with Nagpur city is closely monitoring the fitness progress of the 10 winners via LIVE on-air interviews with them and their trainers on The Radio City Breakfast Show.

Commenting on the initiative Mr. Rana Barua, National Head - Marketing, Radio City 91.1FM said, "Being fit and healthy is a way of life; somewhere in all our busy schedules, fitness takes a back seat. The idea behind The Radio City Health Challenge is to infuse this awareness in our listener and involve him to proactively take action towards a fitter, healthier life in a ‘Whatte Fun‘ way! Thanks to the vivacity and enthusiasm of Nagpur‘s Radio Cityzens, our health challenge has been a great success!"

A vibrant Mandeep Singh, 21 year old businessman says, "My work keeps me busy and I‘ve never had the chance to focus on being fit before. Thanks to Radio City, I can finally get started! It is not easy when one is working out for the first time but the encouragement from the Radio City team certainly keeps me going!"

20 year old Pankaj Bhatia, an engineering student added, "I‘m a big fan of Shahrukh Khan and I want to have a six-pack like him. I‘m so glad to have won this challenge! Thanks to Radio City, I can utilize this opportunity to tone my abs and get ready for the New Year!"

A sustained focus on understanding listeners and leveraging the synergies of music expertise and innovative programming, allows Radio City to deliver a unique listening experience and be an integral part of the lives of listeners. Aggressively looking at spreading the Radio City experience to new markets across the country, Radio City 91.1FM is committed to growing the market and creating superlative content for premium audiences.

MUMBAI: Delhi?s hottest radio station Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM gets hotter. Starting 5 December, the radio station will sport a contemporary new avatar starting with a brand new station jingle.

Combining elements of hip-hop, special sound effects including an unmistakable whistle, the new station identity has been specially composed by the music director duo Vishal- Shekhar ? whose modern sound has been the craze from Hum Tum to Salaam Namaste to Om Shanti Om.

Srinivasa Shenoy, Cluster Head, Radio Mirchi, said ?We are absolutely excited with the new jingle which is just the first step in a series of steps which will make Radio Mirchi even hotter than before. It was a great privilege for us to work with Vishal and Shekhar on the new jingle and we are going to increase the music quotient on our station even more.?

He added that the next few weeks will be action packed with listeners in for many pleasant surprises and an even better listening experience. ?We did extensive research in the last few months and it was from this that the new jingle and the other new elements were conceptualized? he concluded.