Constellation Brands has made a series of new leadership appointments in a bid to position itself well for long term growth. Speaking about the restructuring of the business, Constellation Brands’ president and CEO Bill Newlands said: “One of the hallmarks of our company’s success over many years has been our relentless focus on continuing to find ways to position Constellation Brands for sustained and industry-leading performance.” The new recruitments include twelve new appointments across five divisions within the company including beer, innovation and consumer insights, non-alcoholic drinks, corporate strategy and finance. Newlands explained how Constellation has continued to invest in talent to further “strengthen leadership capabilities, broaden skill sets and perspective” in an effort to advance “overall business acumen and strategic orientation” which is key to the business achieving its “future ambitions”. Mallika Monteiro has assumed expanded responsibility for beer marketing while continuing to lead the company’s innovation, consumer insights, and digital functions as EVP, chief growth and digital officer and managing director, beer brands. Matt Lindsay has been appointed SVP, chief marketing officer – beer division; Greg Gallagher has been appointed SVP, brand marketing, assuming responsibility for all brand marketing efforts related to Constellation’s beer portfolio. Rene Ramos has been appointed SVP, brand activation with responsibility for field, lifestyle and experiential marketing, as well as trade marketing and John Kester has been appointed SVP, chief supply chain officer – beer, responsible for leading the company’s integrated end-to-end supply chain organisation. Andrew Zrike has been appointed SVP, innovation and consumer
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