Carlsberg A/S
Appointments to Carlsberg Executive Committee
Carlsberg A/S / Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlsberg A/S 100 Ny Carlsberg Vej Tel +45 3327 3300 1760 Copenhagen V Fax +45 3327 4701 Denmark carlsberg@carlsberg.com CVR.nr. 61056416 Press release 13/2009 31 July 2009 Page 1 of 1 Appointments to Carlsberg Executive Committee Carlsberg today announces the following changes to its Executive Committee: Roy Bagattini (46) has been appointed Senior Vice President for the Asia region. He joins Carlsberg from SABMiller where he was the Regional Managing Director for Eastern Europe. Prior to that, he has held senior general management positions in South Africa and the USA as well as being the country Managing Director of SABMiller in India, China and Italy. Roy Bagattini who will be based in Hong Kong, is on board in Carlsberg by the end of September. Jørn Tolstrup Rohde (48) has been appointed Senior Vice President for the Northern Europe region. He comes from a position as President & CEO of the service company 3C GROUPS A/S and L'EASY A/S. He was previously an executive of the Carlsberg Group where he among other things headed the development of the Commercial Excellence project. 2004-2007 he was CEO of Carlsberg Danmark. Jørn Tolstrup Rohde will join Carlsberg 15 August. Jesper Friis (40) has been appointed Senior Vice President for Western Europe. Jesper Friis who has been with Carlsberg since 2005, is currently CEO of Ringnes, Carlsberg's Norwegian subsidiary. Jesper Friis takes over the position from Nils Østbirk who joined Carlsberg five months ago but now leaves the Group. Ole Petter Wie, currently Sales Director, Ringnes, will succeed Jesper Friis as CEO of Ringnes. Jesper Friis will begin in his new role 1 August. Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen, President & CEO of the Carlsberg Group said: 'I look forward to welcoming the new SVPs into our Executive Committee. All have demonstrated very strong leadership and commercial execution skills as well as ability to lead international organisations successfully through change. I am sorry that it didn't work out with Nils Østbirk; the reason is not lack of commercial performance but about chemistry.' Pictures of Roy Bagattini, Jørn Tolstrup Rohde and Jesper Friis plus organisation chart can be downloaded at: http://www.carlsberggroup.com/media/Gallery/Pages/PressImages.aspx Contacts: Media Relations: Jens Peter Skaarup, +45 3327 1417 Investor Relations: Peter Kondrup, +45 3327 1221 The Carlsberg Group is one of the leading brewery groups in the world, with a large portfolio of beer and soft drinks brands. Its flagship brand - Carlsberg - is one of the fastest growing and best-known beer brands in the world. More than 45,000 people work for the Carlsberg Group, and its products are sold in more than 150 markets. In 2008 the Carlsberg Group sold more than 125 million hectolitres of beer, which is about 103 million bottles of beer a day. Find out more at www.carlsberggroup.com. www.carlsberggroup.com News Source: NASDAQ OMX 31.07.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Carlsberg A/S Denmark Phone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: DK0003451995 WKN: End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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