EU: Plzenský Prazdroj’s current CEO appointed as SABMiller’s European Commercial Director

Doug Brodman, current CEO and Managing Director of Plzenský Prazdroj, has been appointed as European Commercial Director in the mother company SABMiller, the brewer announced on June, 6.

New CEO and Managing Director of Plzensky Prazdroj, Paolo Lanzarotti will assume his new responsibilities officially from 1 August 2013. After almost four years at the helm of Plzenský Prazdroj, Doug Brodman will leave the post on July to join the European Leadership team of SABMiller as Commercial Director for Europe.

Paolo Lanzarotti has been appointed as CEO and Managing Director of Plzenský Prazdroj and will assume his new responsibilities officially from 1 August 2013. He joined SABMiller in 2005 progressing through a series of Commercial and General Management roles in Italy, India and Slovakia.

With total sales of almost 9.9 million hectolitres in 2012 (including licensed production abroad) and exports to more than 50 countries around the world, Plzenský Prazdroj is a major beer producer in the region and the largest exporter of Czech beer.

06 June, 2013