A woman appointed Vice President: Sales and Distribution for Kompania Piwowarska.

Kompania Piwowarska announces an appointment of Marzena Piórko to the position of Vice President: Sales and Distribution, effective 15 March. Marzena Piórko has replaced Kevin Brownsey who has been appointed Business Process Custodian – Sales for a European project.

Marzena Piórko has been working for Kompania Piwowarska since 1997 in the realm of sales and  trade marketing. Before assuming a position on the company’s board, she was Director: Operations.
Before she joined KP, Marzena managed sales in Leco Instrumente, a company from the organic industry where she was in charge of developing cooperation with clients in the B2B channel. Before that she had gained experience at PENTOR Research Company.

Marzena’s career at Kompania Piwowarska was severed for 12 months in 2003 when she cooperated with Agros Nova.  Before that, she had been in charge of sales development at the Tychy Brewery and for Regional Trade Marketing after the merger of the Tychy and the Poznań breweries. Since 2004, she headed Central Trade Marketing and assumed the position of the Central Region Director two years later. In 2007, Marzena Piórko was promoted again, to the position Director: Operations.

Heading one of the company’s chief departments, she orchestrated the most significant  national-scale changes to beer distribution, authored by Kompania Piwowarska. She has changed Kompania Piwowarska’s relations with wholesalers and distributors. Commencing the process of changing KP’s business partners’ perceptions, she introduced the company to the most advanced formula of B2B cooperation in the FMCG industry.

“The achievement of 45% of market share is not only a reason for me to be proud of the KP team and a source of professional satisfaction but most of all an indication of my mission in the development of the organization”, said Marzena Piórko. “I believe that assuming the position of VP of the market’s leading player, I will have an opportunity to continue and expand my professional ambitions together with the company”, added Marzena.

Marzena is a graduate of the Silesian International School of Trade. She is married with two children.

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Notes to editors:

Kompania Piwowarska - leader of the Polish beer industry
Kompania Piwowarska is the largest brewer in Poland. Hundreds of years of experience in brewing, state-of-the-art technology and rigorous adherence to the ‘world class manufacturing’ principles guarantee the highest quality beer. The company's brand portfolio includes best selling Polish beers, such as Tyskie, Żubr, Lech, Dębowe Mocne, Redd's as well as international premium brands: Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch and Peroni Nastro Azzurro. Kompania Piwowarska, established in 1999, operates three breweries (in Tychy, Poznań and Białystok) and fourteen depots across the country. Kompania Piwowarska is engaged in a number of social programs, addressing poverty based social exclusion as well as eduactional programs promoting responsibility and moderation in alcohol consumption. In the fiscal year F09, ended on 31 March 2009, KP sales volume amounted to 15.1 mill hectoliters.

SABMiller – one of the largest brewers in the world
Kompania Piwowarska is part of SABMiller plc. SABMiller plc is one of the world's largest brewers with brewing interests or distribution agreements across six continents. The group's wide portfolio of brands includes premium international beers such as Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as market-leading local brands such as Aquila, Castle, Miller Lite, Snow and Tyskie. SABMiller is also one of the largest Coca Cola bottlers outside the US. In the year ended on 31 March 2009 the group reported US$ 3.4 billion in adjusted pre-tax profit and group revenue of US$ 25.3 billion. SABMiller plc is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.

Further enquiries:

Paweł Kwiatkowski
Corporate Affairs Director, the company spokesman
KOMPANIA PIWOWARSKA SA
11 Szwajcarska St., 61-285 Poznań
Tel. +48 61 66 77 509
Fax +48 61 66 77 881
Cell phone +48 601 599 198
pawel.kwiatkowski@kp.sabmiller.com
www.kp.pl

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Marzena Piórko has been appointed to the position of Vice President: Sales and Distribution, effective 15 March 2010.

Kevin Brownsey, the existing Vice President: Sales and Marketing for Kompania Piwowarska.