Favaron tapped as Coca-Cola Gulf Coast Region president

Paul Favaron is Coca-Cola’s new Gulf Coast Region president, taking over the responsibilities of former President Darian Chustz, who died on Jan. 13 at the age of 42. Favaron will oversee the Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Lake Charles markets, as well as those of McComb, Gulfport and Hattiesburg, Miss. Favaron has been with Coca-Cola for 36 years, most recently as Vice President/Division Manager of the Lafayette Coca-Cola Bottling Company. His promotion to region president marks a homecoming of sorts. Favaron earned his bachelor’s degree from LSU in 1976, shortly before beginning his career as a manager trainee at Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Paul held a number of key sales positions in Baton Rouge, including Youth Market Manager, Cold Drink Sales Manager, and Home Market Sales Manager. He was promoted to vice president of sales and division manager for Lafayette Coca-Cola in July 1985, and has been there since. Favaron currently serves as the Louisiana Beverage Association president, and is on the board of directors and executive committee for the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. Coca-Cola’s Gulf Coast Region sells over 400 brands and packages to local customers and employs over 1,000 people.