9th Sep 2015 06:18
LONDON (Alliance News) - SABMiller PLC Wednesday said that Gavin Hattersley has been appointed as chief executive of MillerCoors, the US joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Hattersley, who has been serving as interim CEO since July 1 and was also chief financial officer of Molson Coors, is replacing Tom Long who retired in June.
"Gavin is the right person to lead MillerCoors forward," said Pete Coors, chairman of MillerCoors and vice chairman of Molson Coors.
"Gavin has a great handle on what needs to be done to achieve growth at MillerCoors and he has the complete confidence of the board, the employees and the distributor network to achieve this aspiration," he added.
Molson Coors has begun searching for Hattersley's successor as CFO, SABMiller said.
By Karolina Kaminska; [email protected] @KarolinaAllNews
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