DENVER & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) announced that
payments technology executive Betty DeVita has joined its board of
directors. Her nomination was approved at the Company’s most recent
Annual Stockholder meeting.
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DeVita is the chief commercial officer, Commerce Platform, at
Mastercard, focused on expanding adoption of the company’s digital
solutions. Mastercard operates the world’s fastest payments processing
network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants,
governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.
"We welcome Betty to our board and look forward to benefitting from her
extensive experience leveraging consumer insights and digital commerce,”
said Geoff Molson, Chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Company. “She brings
tremendous capabilities in the areas of global brand building,
innovation and building value-added partnerships around the world, all
of which are essential ingredients in our pursuit of becoming the first
choice for consumers and customers.”
About Betty DeVita
Prior to her current role, DeVita served as president of Mastercard
Canada. There, she oversaw regional strategy, business development,
acceptance expansion, operations, regulatory, marketing and product
introductions, with a mandate for continued growth and innovation.
Before joining Mastercard in September 2010, DeVita served as chairman
and CEO of Citibank Canada, where she led the franchise and its 5,000
employees with accountability across all lines of business. She
previously worked in Citibank divisions in Latin America, the U.S. and
Asia.
DeVita served on the Executive Council of the Canadian Bankers
Association and in 2014 was inducted into the Women’s Executive Network
Hall of Fame as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women. She serves on
multiple boards serving on audit and governance committees, and is
currently the chair of the Ted Rogers business school advisory council
at Ryerson University. She holds a Bachelor of Science from St. John’s
University in New York and is a graduate of the CEO Certificate program
at Wharton-KMA in Seoul, South Korea.
About 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. The company has been listed on the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index for the past four years and was named global
Beverage Sector Leader in 2012 and 2013. Molson Coors is constantly
looking for ways to improve its Beer Print. For more information on
Molson Coors Brewing Company visit the company's website, www.molsoncoors.com.
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