Miller Brands (UK) Ltd, the UK subsidiary of SABMiller, has announced the appointments of two marketing professionals to strengthen their brand and trade marketing teams.
Tessa Pintusewitz has been appointed as UK Marketing Director.
Tessa has a wealth of experience providing strategic marketing and business expertise within a number of international organisations such as Coca-Cola Southern Africa and SAB, South Africa. The position of UK Marketing Director builds on Tessa�s previous responsibility for supporting brand marketing initiatives within the Czech Republic, Romania and Italy whilst at SABMiller Europe. Tessa�s responsibilities include developing strategic direction and solutions for the marketing and consumer activities taking place across the three major brands; Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft and Pilsner Urquell.
Gary Whitlie, Managing Director at Miller Brands (UK) Ltd said; �We are very pleased that Tessa is joining MBUK. She brings a wealth of experience to support our brand building focus in the UK premium beer category and will certainly add real value to our core brands through her in depth specialist marketing knowledge.�
When asked about her new appointment Tessa said; �I am really looking forward to the new challenge of working across the premium brands here at Miller Brands (UK) Ltd and building on their position in the UK market. They are great brands to work with and have real potential to be at the top of their category.�
Gillian Loudon has been appointed as Customer Marketing Manager.
Gillian who moved from SAB PLC, where she was responsible for internal communications and marketing on a global scale, takes up the position of Customer Service Manager within the Trade Marketing team where she will be responsible for managing and developing below-the-line marketing activity for the prestigious Pilsner Urquell brand within the UK. She also takes responsibility for relationships with the managed on-trade sector.
Looking forward to working closely with the managed on-trade sales team and their key customers Gillian said; �This is a great time to be involved with Miller Brands UK and particularly the Pilsner Urquell Brand. I am really looking forward to building the brand through trade investment with the Trade Marketing and Sales teams.�
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Editors Note:
About Miller Brands (UK) Ltd Miller Brands (UK) Ltd is a subsidiary of one of the world�s leading brewers, SABMiller plc. Formed in 2005, Miller Brands (UK) Ltd manages the sales, marketing and distribution of Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, Castle Lager, Tyskie and Lech in the UK.
www.millerbrands.co.uk
About SABMiller plc SABMiller plc is one of the world�s largest brewers with brewing interests or distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. The group�s brands include premium international beers such as Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as an exceptional range of market leading local brands. Outside the USA, SABMiller plc is also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.
In the year ended 31 March 2007, the group reported US$3,154 million adjusted pre-tax profit and revenue of US$18,620 million. SABMiller plc is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
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