Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) today announced that
consumer product executive Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh will join its board
of directors, effective immediately.
Ferguson-McHugh is the Group President of Global Family Care for Procter
& Gamble Company (NYSE: PG), one of the world's largest makers of
consumer packaged goods. P&G has one of the strongest portfolios of
trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always, Bounty, Charmin,
Crest, Gillette, Olay, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene and Tide.
"Mary Lynn is a tremendous addition to our board of directors and we
look forward to benefitting from her global leadership experience in
consumer products,” said Chairman of the Board Geoff Molson. “She brings
tremendous capabilities in the areas of brand building, innovation and
consumer insight, all of which are essential ingredients in our pursuit
of becoming the first choice for consumers and customers.”
Ferguson-McHugh joins the Molson Coors board of directors as an
independent director and replaces Dr. Francesco Bellini, who stepped
down as a director last year. With her appointment, the Molson Coors
board of directors now comprises fourteen directors.
About Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh
Ferguson-McHugh joined P&G in 1986 as an assistant brand manager
for Vicks NyQuil. As P&G’s business leader for paper towels, tissues and
toilet paper, Ferguson-McHugh served as President for Global Family Care
in 2010 and resumed leadership of the global Family Care business as
Group President in 2014. She has also previously served as Group
President for Europe.
Ferguson-McHugh has been named one of the most powerful women in Europe
by Fortune magazine. She has served as a member of the boards of the Art
Academy of Cincinnati and the YWCA.
Ferguson-McHugh earned her Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from University of the Pacific. Additionally, she
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of
Business with a Master of Business Administration.
About Molson Coors Brewing Company
Molson Coors Brewing Company is a leading global brewer delivering
extraordinary brands that delight the world's beer drinkers. It brews,
markets and sells a portfolio of leading premium brands such as Coors
Light, Molson Canadian, Carling, Staropramen and Blue Moon across The
Americas, Europe and Asia. It operates in Canada through Molson Coors
Canada; in the US through MillerCoors; across Europe through Molson
Coors Europe; and outside these core markets through Molson Coors
International. The company has been listed on the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index for the past four years and was named global
Beverage Sector Leader in 2012 and 2013. Molson Coors is constantly
looking for ways to improve its Beer Print. For more information on
Molson Coors Brewing Company visit the company's website, www.molsoncoors.com.
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