John E. Koerner, III

John Koerner was born in New Orleans 66 years ago and received his primary and secondary education there. He earned a Bachelor of Science in 1965, a Juris Doctor in 1969 and a Master of Business Administration in 1971, all from Tulane University.

From 1976 to 1995, Mr. Koerner was President and co-owner of Barq’s, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Delaware Punch Company. These two companies marketed soft drinks bearing the corporate names both nationally and internationally. In 1994 Beverage Industry Magazine honored him with the prestigious Executive of the Year Award. Barq’s was sold to The Coca-Cola Company in July, 1995. Mr. Koerner then formed a new enterprise, Koerner Capital Corporation.

He remains active at his alma mater, having served as Chairman of the Tulane University Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2003 and is a current member of that Board. From 1991 to 1996 he served as the Chairman of the Dean’s Council at the A.B. Freeman School of Business, where he has lectured as Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship for a number of years.

Mr. Koerner is a member of a number of civic boards including The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana and the National World War II Museum. He served as Chairman of the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce for 1995, was a past Co-Chairman of Metrovision, and was the 2002 - 2003 Chairman of the New Orleans Business Council.

He serves on a number of business boards including Legg Mason, Inc., Lamar Advertising Company, St. Charles Pharmaceuticals, Mumboe, Inc., Selltis and Geocent.

In his free time Mr. Koerner enjoys boating, which includes inshore and offshore fishing as well as spear fishing. He lives with his wife Ann in New Orleans and they have two sons John 26 and Parker 24.