Molson Coors have announced that Hugo Mills sales and Operations Director for Scotland will be departing to join SKY Business as their UK Director of Partnerships later this year.
In the 4 years in which Mills has been at the Scottish helm, Coors has paid tribute to Mills for the outstanding achievements the business has made in Scotland and the position of strength it has for future growth which Mills has been central.
Mills’ energetic and progressive approach has enabled Coors to be the only major brewer to have seen consecutive double digit growth over the past 4 years and that is reflected in the stature and strength of the Molson Coors Business and the commitment they have and continue to give to their consumers and customers across the Scottish Licensed Trade.
Mills said “I’m deeply proud of our track record in Scotland, in the past 4 years we have grown our portfolio to have 5 of the top 20 beer brands in Scotland, Carling is now the only standard lager in growth and Coors Light is the fastest growing lager brand. I’m most grateful to our team and all our customers and key partners whom have been the strongest of supporters in the development of our brands.”
As a strong supporter of the SLTA, Mills said “The Scottish Licence trade has had will continue to face it challenges and it requires strong leadership and Molson Coors will continue to give every support to ensure businesses across Scotland have every opportunity to succeed”.
“From a personal perspective, I’m delighted to have accepted a new challenge and to be joining a dynamic organisation such as SKY and leading on its current and future partnerships across the UK. SKY have been an integral partner with Molson Coors and I believe SKY remains distinct in the great choice of sporting action and value add that it presents to customers”.
“I will be working with the team at Molson Coors to press forward on the exciting plans they will be bringing to customers and helping in the smooth transition of my successor which will be announced in due course.”