Former U.S. Labor Secretary joins coke board

ATLANTA Coca-Cola's board of directors has elected former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman as a director of the company, effective immediately. As part of her election, Secretary Herman was appointed to the public issues and diversity review committee of the board.

Secretary Herman served as America’s 23rd Secretary of Labor and was the first African-American ever to lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Secretary Herman currently serves as chair and ceo of New Ventures, chair of the diversity advisory board of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and is a member of the boards of directors of Cummins, Entergy and MGM Mirage.