October 5 (SeeNews) - UK brewer SABMiller Plc said on Friday it has named Stephan-Maria Weber as the new president of its Romanian unit, Ursus Breweries, as of November 1.
Weber will replace Dieter Schulze, who will take over as president of SABMiller Plc’s Polish unit, Kompania Piwowarska, the UK brewer said in a statement.
Prior to the appointment, Weber was SABMiller Plc’s sales, distribution and trade marketing director for Europe.
Ursus Breweries is Romania’s second largest brewer with a market share of 24%. It produces and sells in Romania the Ursus, Timisoreana, Ciucas, Stejar, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell brands.
The top players on the Romanian beer market also include Heineken Romania, Interbrew Romania, the local arm of Belgian Inbev, and Carlsberg's Tuborg Romania.
Romania joined the EU in January 2007.