Molson Coors Appoints New President

Global brewer Molson Coors appoints Krishnan (Kandy) Anand to lead the company's international business outside of its mature markets in the United States, Canada and the UK. Kandy Anand assumes the role of president, Molson Coors International, effective Dec. 17, 2009.

Previously, Anand served as vice president of Coca-Cola's Global Revenue Growth Management and Commercial Leadership and in Latin America as marketing director. Most recently, he served as president of Coca-Cola's Philippines Business Unit, where he has led the rejuvenation of the brand portfolio, transformed the route-to-market strategy, and restructured the business in one of Coca-Cola's top ten markets. Prior to his time at Coca-Cola, Anand served in various senior marketing strategy roles over fifteen years with Unilever in India. As a member of the Molson Coors executive team, Anand will also oversee enterprise wide strategy for the company, including all merger and acquisition activity.