OREANDA-NEWS. January 19, 2007. SUN InBev, OJSC announced the appointment of Mihai Albu to the position of Company’s President. Joseph Strella, holding this position earlier, was elected to the position of Chairman of SUN InBev Board of Directors, reported the press-centre of SUN InBev, OJSC.
 
Mihai joined InBev in 1996 as Sales and Marketing Director, having come from the Pepsi Romania. In 2002 he was appointed General Manager Romania.  Since 2006 he has been BU president, initially for Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia and Cuba, and later taking on Serbia, Montenegro, Romania and Bulgaria, altogether forming BU Central Europe & Cuba. Mihai will be in charge of operational control BU Russia being the President of SUN InBev, OJSC.
 
Joseph Strella was elected to the position of Chairman of SUN InBev Board of Directors on 07th of January. Appointment of Joseph Strella to this role, who has huge experience in business management and knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian markets, relates to further company’s strategic development on these markets.
 
Announcing new appointments Francisco Sa, InBev Zone President Central & Eastern Europe, noticed: "I am glad to welcome Joe and Mihai as directors of SUN InBev, OJSC. I am sure that their huge experience and professionalism will help us continue to deliver great results in InBev Russia".

Notes for the editors:
"SUN InBev" – is the second largest brewery company in the sales volumes in Russia. The company was founded in 1999 as the strategic partnership between InBev- the world’s leading brewer and SUN Group that has been functioning in the region since 1958 including the brewery business in Russia and in CIS countries from the beginning of the 90-ies XX century.

The main brands of the company in Russia are: Stella Artois, Beck’s, Brahma, Staropramen, Klinskoe, Sibirskaya Korona, Tolstiak and BagBier.