C&C Group announces upcoming appointment of David Forde to its Board of Directors as CEO alongside Stewart Gilliland stepping back to Non-Executive Chairman

– IRELAND, Dublin –  C&C Group plc (LON: CCR), confirms the upcoming appointment of David Forde to its Board of Directors as Group CEO effective on 2 November 2020, alongside Stewart Gilliland reverting to the role of Non-Executive Chairman.

About C&C Group plc

C&C Group plc is a leading, vertically integrated premium drinks company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland.

C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands includes Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, super-premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea and Orchard Pig.

C&C Group has its own brand and contract manufacturing/packing operations in Co. Tipperary, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; and Vermont, United States, where it manufactures Woodchuck, a leading craft cider brand in the United States.

C&C Group is the No.#1 drinks distributor to the UK and Ireland hospitality sectors. Operating under the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and C&C Gleeson brands, the C&C Group supplies over 35,000 pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels, and is a key route-to-market for major international beverage companies.

C&C Group also has a minority investment in the Admiral Taverns tenanted pub group, which owns over 1,000 pubs across England and Wales and exports its Magners and Tennent’s brands to over 60 countries worldwide.

C&C is an FTSE 250 company, headquartered in Dublin and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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