(Marketingmagazine.com.my) – Carlsberg has announced some leadership changes for its operations in this region. The present Managing Director in Malaysia, Henrik Juel Andersen will take on the same position on 1 July 2016 for Lao Brewery Company Ltd (LBC).
Lars Lehmann, aged 49, the current Regional CEO, Western Europe Challenger Markets of the Carlsberg Group, will take over at the helm of Carlsberg Malaysia Group.
Andersen will succeed Kissana Vongsay, the current Managing Director of LBC, who will retire from the daily operations of the country’s leading beer and soft drinks Company in Laos.
Andersen will also be responsible for Carlsberg’s successful joint venture partnership in Cambodia.
“Henrik has delivered excellent results throughout his three years at the Carlsberg Malaysia Group.
“He has grown our business in a challenging macro-environment and delivered excellent shareholder returns.
“He successfully boosted the performance of our premium portfolio brands, restructured the businesses in a way that has delivered strong margin growth and built an empowered senior management team in both Malaysia and Singapore.
“He will be missed by many colleagues and customers alike. The Carlsberg Group is very pleased to have such a seasoned leader to take over our business in Laos, one of the largest businesses in the Carlsberg Group and a crown jewel in our portfolio of companies,” said Graham Fewkes commented, Executive Vice President, Asia, Carlsberg Group.
Chairman of Carlsberg Malaysia Group, Dato’ Lim Say Chong said: “Henrik Juel Andersen has made significant improvements in driving the Malaysia and Singapore operations despite a more challenging operating environment in the last few years.
His foresight and strong industry knowledge have helped the Company to turn challenges into growth opportunities. He led the Malaysia and Singapore operations into sustainable growth in revenue and profits year-on-year.”
“Throughout his 13 years with the Carlsberg Group, Lars Lehmann (picture) has undertaken various senior commercial and general management positions across the Carlsberg Group most recently as regional CEO for Western Europe Challenger markets and Export & License division, with a total turnover of RM 6 billion”, Lim shared about the incoming new MD.
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