Coca-Cola Executive Roy Jackson joins National Restaurant Association. The National Restaurant Association announced the appointment of Roy Jackson as Executive Vice President of Development and Industry Relations earlier this year. Jackson, a longtime industry executive with expertise in strategic account management, operations, and enterprise sales recently retired after more than 20 years in various leadership positions at the Coca-Cola Company. In this new role, he will be focused on leading several Industry Alliances, strategic development for the Association, and Membership growth.