DB Breweries appoints new MD

DB Breweries appoints new MD
DB Breweries new managing director will be Peter Hart. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
DB Breweries has named Peter Hart as its new managing director, to replace Matt Wilson by the end of the month.The producer of Tui, DB Draught and Double Brown, which Heineken owns, has appointed a returning Kiwi to the top job.Hart had been with DB Breweries in the past from 1997 to 2000. He returns from Cape Town after two years as an international consultant.Hart had founded and run the B2C Premium Drinks Company for 10 years before that, following 14 years at Heineken.'Innovation'DB Breweries said in a statement that Hart was respon...

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