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Molson Coors Appoints Krishnan (Kandy) Anand President of Molson Coors International
Molson Coors Appoints Krishnan (Kandy) Anand President of Molson Coors International
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNov. 23, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- DENVER and MONTREAL, Nov. 23 /CNW/ --Accomplished Global Brand Marketing and Business Development ExecutivefromCoca Cola to Drive Brewer's International Growth StrategyGlobal brewer Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) has appointed Krishnan (Kandy) Anand to lead the company's international business outside of its mature markets in the US, Canada and the UK. Kandy Anand, 51, assumes the role of President, Molson Coors International, effective December 17th, 2009. Previously, Anand served as Vice President of Coca Cola's Global Revenue Growth Management and Commercial Leadership and in Latin America as Marketing Director. Most recently, he served as President of Coca Cola's Philippines Business Unit, where he has led the rejuvenation of the brand portfolio, transformed the route-to-market strategy, and restructured the business in one of Coca Cola's top ten markets. Prior to his time at Coca Cola, Anand served in various senior marketing strategy roles over fifteen years with Unilever in India. As a member of the Molson Coors executive team, Anand will also oversee enterprise wide strategy for the company, including all merger and acquisition activity.\"A significant part of Molson Coors' growth strategy moving forward will come from international expansion and we are fortunate to have attracted someone of Kandy's calibre to help us expand this effort. In addition to his many years of senior leadership experience in global brand and marketing strategy in the beverage industry, Kandy has demonstrated a proven ability to build strong teams, drive change and deliver both revenue and profit growth,\" according to Peter Swinburn, CEO, Molson Coors Brewing Company. \"We welcome Kandy to our senior leadership team and look forward to working with him to expand the reach of our extraordinary brands, unlock the value of new markets, and accelerate our position as a leading global brewer.\"\"Molson Coors is well known in the brewing industry as an exceptional brand builder and innovator and I am very excited to be joining at a time when the company is well positioned to continue its strong growth in new markets. I look forward to working closely with the international team to help focus and accelerate the company's international strategy around key markets including Asia, Europe and Latin America,\" sai...