25th Apr 2008 10:30
SABMiller PLC25 April 2008 Ref 09/200825 April 2008 SABMiller announces senior management changes at Grolsch SABMiller plc announces that Rob Snel, President of Grolsch International, hasbeen appointed as Managing Director of Royal Grolsch NV, replacing current CEO,Ab Pasman, who will leave the company on May 15. Rob Snel has served in a numberof positions during a 23 year career with Grolsch, and latterly as a member ofthe Grolsch Management Board he has been responsible for the internationalexpansion of the Grolsch brand. Commenting on the appointment, Alan Clark, managing director for SABMillerEurope, said: "I am delighted that Rob Snel has agreed to become Managing Director of Grolsch.His considerable enthusiasm for the brand and experience in establishing it innew markets will be essential as we expand the brand's distribution footprint toexploit SABMiller's global platform." "Ab Pasman leaves with our very best wishes for the future. He has been pivotalto building the Grolsch company and the Grolsch brand over the last four years,and has been a passionate champion of the range of innovations which thebusiness has brought to the market. His commitment to achieving the successfulintegration of Grolsch into the SABMiller group over the last few months istestament to his professionalism." Simultaneously with the changes above, SABMiller has appointed Jonathan Timmis,currently Finance Director of the group's UK subsidiary Miller Brands, to beFinance Director of Royal Grolsch NV. Jonathan replaces Arjan Kaaks who isleaving the company. Ends Notes to editors: SABMiller plc is one of the world's largest brewers with brewing interests ordistribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. The group'sbrands include premium international beers such as Miller Genuine Draft, PeroniNastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as an exceptional range of marketleading local brands. Outside the USA, SABMiller plc is also one of the largestbottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world. In the year ended 31 March 2007, the group reported US$3,154 million in adjustedpre-tax profit and revenue of $18,620 million. SABMiller plc is listed on theLondon and Johannesburg stock exchanges. This announcement is available on the company website: www.sabmiller.com High resolution images are available for the media to view and download free ofcharge from www.sabmiller.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Enquiries:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SABMiller plc Tel: +44 20 7659 0100 Sue Clark Director of Corporate Affairs Tel: +44 20 7659 0184 Gary Leibovitz Senior Vice-President, Investor Tel: +44 20 7659 0194 Relations Nigel Fairbrass Head of Media Relations Tel: +44 7799 894265 This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or thesolicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of SABMiller plc (the"Company") or any of its affiliates in any jurisdiction or an inducement toenter into investment activity. This document includes "forward-looking statements". These statements maycontain the words "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect" andwords of similar meaning. All statements other than statements of historicalfacts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, thoseregarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, plans andobjectives of management for future operations (including development plans andobjectives relating to the Company's products and services) are forward-lookingstatements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results,performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different fromfuture results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by suchforward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based onnumerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future businessstrategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future.These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement.The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate anyupdates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in thisannouncement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regardthereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any suchstatement is based. Any information contained in this announcement on the priceat which the Company's securities have been bought or sold in the past, or onthe yield on such securities, should not be relied upon as a guide to futureperformance. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
SAB.L