European Chief Commercial Officer to Lead Brewer’s UK and Ireland
Business
DENVER & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2014--
Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) today announced that
Frederic Landtmeters, Chief Commercial Officer, Molson Coors Europe,
will take over as Managing Director, Molson Coors UK and Ireland,
succeeding Simon Cox who will take on the role of CEO Molson Coors
Europe from January 1st 2015.
Frederic Landtmeters - Molson Coors Brewing Company (Photo: Business Wire)
Simon Cox succeeds Mark Hunter who will take over the global reins of
Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC) when current President and CEO Peter
Swinburn retires at the end of the year.
The UK and Ireland position reports directly to the CEO of the European
business and serves on the company’s Business Unit Leadership team.
Landtmeters is a proven commercial leader with an exceptional track
record in building great beer brands. He has held a number of senior
leadership positions with Cadbury-Schweppes and ABInBev since joining
the drinks industry in 1998, before his 2010 appointment to the role of
Chief Marketing Officer, StarBev, with responsibility for Central Europe
and the expansion of Staropramen as an international brand.
Molson Coors acquisition of StarBev (June 2012) and the formation of
Molson Coors Europe saw Landtmeters appointed to his current role as
Chief Commercial Officer, Molson Coors Europe in January 2013.
“Frederic is an international brand-builder and top-tier commercial
leader with exceptional people skills,” said Mark Hunter, CEO of Molson
Coors Europe. “Under his leadership, Molson Coors Europe has built a
strong innovation pipeline and delivered brand health growth in all
markets. We are fortunate to have someone with Frederic’s credentials to
lead our UK and Ireland organization.”
“Our UK and Ireland business accounts for a substantial portion of the
revenue of Molson Coors Europe. Frederic’s extensive international
experience, commercial capability and leadership breadth makes him
especially well-suited for such an important role and we are confident
he can build on our consistent strong performance improvement of the
past two years,” noted Simon Cox, Managing Director, Molson Coors UK and
Ireland.
“I am extremely proud to be selected to lead Molson Coors in the UK and
Ireland,” said Frederic Landtmeters, Chief Commercial Officer, Molson
Coors Europe.
“This is an exciting business which has seen consistent strong
performance in the past two years building on the strength of a great
brand portfolio including Carling, Cobra, Coors Light and Doom Bar. We
have a talented team of people who are second to none when it comes to
competing—and winning—even in tough economic and market conditions and I
look forward to building on that success.”
Overview of Molson Coors Brewing Company
Molson Coors Brewing Company is a leading global brewer delivering
extraordinary brands that delight the world's beer drinkers. It brews,
markets and sells a portfolio of leading premium brands such as Coors
Light, Molson Canadian, Carling, Staropramen and Blue Moon across The
Americas, Europe and Asia. It operates in Canada through Molson Coors
Canada; in the US through MillerCoors; across Europe through Molson
Coors Europe; and outside these core markets through Molson Coors
International. For the past two years, the company has been listed on
the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and named global Beverage
Sector Leader. Molson Coors is constantly looking for ways to improve
its Beer
Print. For more information on Molson Coors Brewing Company visit
the company's Web site, www.molsoncoors.com.
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“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal
securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,” "expect,”
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nature. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon
which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can
give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the Company’s historical experience, and present projections and
expectations are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These factors include, among
others, impact of competitive pricing and product pressures; health of
the beer industry and our brands in our markets; economic conditions in
our markets; pension plan costs; availability or increase in the cost of
packaging materials; our ability to maintain manufacturer/distribution
agreements; our ability to implement our strategic initiatives,
including executing and realizing cost savings; our ability to
successfully integrate our Central Europe business; changes in legal and
regulatory requirements, including the regulation of distribution
systems; increase in the cost of commodities used in the business; our
ability to maintain brand image, reputation and product quality; our
ability to maintain good labor relations; changes in our supply chain
system; additional impairment charges; the impact of climate change and
the availability and quality of water; risks relating to operations
outside North America; success of our joint ventures; lack of
full-control over the operations of MillerCoors; and other risks
discussed in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2013, which are available from
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