By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Beer maker, International Breweries Plc (IB Plc) on Friday said it has appointed Andrew Ross as new chief operating officer (COO) of the company, it said in an issuer’s announcement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

The brewer said Ross takes over from Carlos Gomes effective from 1 October 2014.

Ross is a graduate of Accounting and Business Economics with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Gordon Institute of Business Science. He has significant experience in every aspect of financial planning, marketing and business development spanning over 20 years.

IB Plc said Ross held at various times, key managerial positions in the Brewery industry in South Africa and East London between 1997 – 2010. He became the sales and distribution director for the Zambia Breweries under the SABMiller group in 2010, a position he held before his appointment as the Chief Operating Officer for International Breweries Plc.