He joined his family's Coca-Coca Bottling Company and served as President of its food and restaurant division and of its Australian subsidiary, WinPac Ltd.[3] He was then President of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Northwest in Minneapolis, Minnesota and of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Cleveland, Tennessee.[3][6] In the aftermath of the 1991 merger of the Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group with Coca-Cola Enterprises, he served as Vice President of Human Resources, Senior Vice President and President of the Eastern North American Group, responsible for bottling operations in the eastern United States, and Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer.[3][6] He retired from Coca-Cola Enterprises in February 2004, and served on its Board of Directors from 2004 to 2007.[1][2][3][4]
He sat on the Boards of Directors of the Krystalrestaurant chain, MetalTek International, a specialty metal casting company, SunTrust Bank of Chattanooga, N. A., Southern Screens Entertainment, a real estate and multi-screen cinema house company in Argentina, and e-Skye Solutions, a distributor of channel management software.[1][2][3][6] He sat on the Board of Trustees of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.[3][6]
Polo
He played polo for thirty-five years.[2] He was a governor-at-large of the United States Polo Association.[5][7] He was a co-founder of the North American Polo League in 2005.[1][4][5][6][7] He was a principal partner of the Flying H Polo Club in Big Horn, Wyoming.[2][3][4] He was a patron and a player of the Skeeterville team.[2][7] He was Captain of the teams that won the $100,000 Gold Cup, a 26-goal tournament, in 1988; the Cartier International Open, in 1982; the USPA Heritage Cup twice; and the 2003 Hall of Fame Cup.[3][7] His teams were three times runner up in the United States Open Polo Tournament.[3][7]
^ abcdefghijSharon Robb, Stephanie Horvath Polo's Skeeter Johnston dies from injuries at 53, Sun-Sentinel, April 7, 2007
^ abcdHerbert Spencer, Polo world stunned by death of American player 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Horse & Hound, 12 April 2007
^ abcdefGwen Rizzo, A Tribute to Summerfield K Johnston III, Polo Players' Edition
^ abcdefgBenjamin Butler, A Passion for Polo: The Johnston Family Legacy[permanent dead link], CitysScope
January 22, 2023
summerfield, johnston, skeeter, johnston, 1954, 2007, american, businessman, polo, player, bornjanuary, 1954chattanooga, tennesseediedapril, 2007, 2007, aged, palm, beach, floridacause, deathpolo, accidenteducationbright, schoolbaylor, schooleckerd, collegeocc. Summerfield Johnston III a k a Skeeter Johnston 1954 2007 was an American businessman and polo player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Summerfield Johnston IIIBornJanuary 8 1954Chattanooga TennesseeDiedApril 5 2007 2007 04 05 aged 53 Palm Beach FloridaCause of deathpolo accidentEducationBright SchoolBaylor SchoolEckerd CollegeOccupation s Businessman polo playerSpouseLeslie Buttram JohnstonChildrenLouisa JohnstonParent s Summerfield Johnston Jr Gil JohnstonRelativesRobert Johnston brother Katherine Johnston Tudor sister Lavinia Johnston sister Gillian Johnston sister Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Polo 4 Personal life 5 Death 6 ReferencesEarly life EditSkeeter Johnson was born in Chattanooga Tennessee on January 8 1954 3 4 He attended Bright School grammar school and Baylor School in Chattanooga 3 He graduated from Eckerd College in St Petersburg Florida 1 2 4 His great grandfather was James F Johnston the founder of the Coca Cola Bottling Company the first Coca Cola franchiser 1 2 4 His father Summerfield Johnston Jr served as the former Chairman and CEO of the Coca Cola Enterprises 1 2 4 7 He had three sisters Katherine Johnston Tudor Lavinia Johnston Gillian Johnston and one brother Robert Johnston 2 3 4 Career EditHe joined his family s Coca Coca Bottling Company and served as President of its food and restaurant division and of its Australian subsidiary WinPac Ltd 3 He was then President of the Coca Cola Bottling Company Northwest in Minneapolis Minnesota and of Coca Cola Bottling Company of Cleveland Tennessee 3 6 In the aftermath of the 1991 merger of the Johnston Coca Cola Bottling Group with Coca Cola Enterprises he served as Vice President of Human Resources Senior Vice President and President of the Eastern North American Group responsible for bottling operations in the eastern United States and Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer 3 6 He retired from Coca Cola Enterprises in February 2004 and served on its Board of Directors from 2004 to 2007 1 2 3 4 He sat on the Boards of Directors of the Krystal restaurant chain MetalTek International a specialty metal casting company SunTrust Bank of Chattanooga N A Southern Screens Entertainment a real estate and multi screen cinema house company in Argentina and e Skye Solutions a distributor of channel management software 1 2 3 6 He sat on the Board of Trustees of the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation 3 6 Polo EditHe played polo for thirty five years 2 He was a governor at large of the United States Polo Association 5 7 He was a co founder of the North American Polo League in 2005 1 4 5 6 7 He was a principal partner of the Flying H Polo Club in Big Horn Wyoming 2 3 4 He was a patron and a player of the Skeeterville team 2 7 He was Captain of the teams that won the 100 000 Gold Cup a 26 goal tournament in 1988 the Cartier International Open in 1982 the USPA Heritage Cup twice and the 2003 Hall of Fame Cup 3 7 His teams were three times runner up in the United States Open Polo Tournament 3 7 Personal life EditHe was married to Leslie Buttram Johnston and they had a daughter Louisa 1 3 They lived in Palm Beach Florida and Big Horn Wyoming 3 Death EditHe died of an injury involving a horse while preparing for the 2007 Stanford U S Open championships at the Palm Beach International Polo Club on April 5 2007 1 2 4 5 References Edit a b c d e f g h i Skeeter Johnson Polo Player Dies The Blood Horse April 6 2007 a b c d e f g h i j k Memorial Service Set Tuesday For Cleveland s Skeeter Johnston The Chattanoogan April 7 2007 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Flying H Polo Club biography a b c d e f g h i j Sharon Robb Stephanie Horvath Polo s Skeeter Johnston dies from injuries at 53 Sun Sentinel April 7 2007 a b c d Herbert Spencer Polo world stunned by death of American player Archived 2010 11 13 at the Wayback Machine Horse amp Hound 12 April 2007 a b c d e f Gwen Rizzo A Tribute to Summerfield K Johnston III Polo Players Edition a b c d e f g Benjamin Butler A Passion for Polo The Johnston Family Legacy permanent dead link CitysScope Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Summerfield Johnston III amp oldid 1114951159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
