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6. Siep Hiemstra (Dutch; 1955)
President Africa Middle East
In 2011, appointed President Africa Middle East. Joined HEINEKEN in 1978. Between 1995
and 1998 he was Deputy Director Africa. In 1998, Siep was appointed Regional Director
SEA/Oceania with Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. in Singapore. In 2001he was appointed
Director of HEINEKEN Technical Services in the Netherlands and Regional President
HEINEKEN Asia Pacific in 2005, based in Singapore.
7. Jan Derek van Karnebeek (Dutch; 1967)
President Central and Eastern Europe Chief Sales Officer
In 2013, appointed President Central and Eastern Europe Chief Sales Officer. Appointed
President Central and Eastern Europe in 2012. Joined HEINEKEN in 1991. In 1999,
he was appointed Commercial Director HEINEKEN Slovak Republic. In 2001, he became
General Manager HEINEKEN Beer Systems in the Netherlands. From 2006 until 2009,
he managed HEINEKEN's joint venture business in Bulgaria and in 2009 became
Managing Director HEINEKEN Romania.
8. Alexis Nasard (Lebanese; 1966)
President Western Europe Chief Marketing Officer
In 2013, appointed President Western Europe Chief Marketing Officer. Joined HEINEKEN
and appointed Chief Commercial Officer in 2010. He spent 17 years with Procter and
Gamble (P&G) in senior marketing and management roles. From 2006, Alexis was General
Manager of the Personal Care business for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East
and Africa.
9. Sean O'Neill (British; 1963)
Chief Corporate Relations Officer
In 2005, appointed Chief Corporate Relations Officer. Joined HEINEKEN in 2004, following
eight years in senior roles within the alcoholic beverages sector. Prior to this, he held
international management roles in the UK, Russia, the Middle East and Australia for
a global corporate affairs and communication consultancy.
10. Stefan Orlowski (Australian; 1966)
President Americas
In 2013, appointed President Americas. Stefan joined HEINEKEN in 1998 as Sales,
Marketing and Distribution Director for Zywiec in Poland. From 2003 until 2005, Stefan
was Chief Operating Officer of Brau Union. In 2005, he became Managing Director of
HEINEKEN Central and Eastern Europe. In 2007, Stefan was appointed Group Commerce
Director HEINEKEN. Since 2009 he was Managing Director HEINEKEN UK.
11. Roland Pirmez (Belgian; 1960)
President Asia Pacific
In 2013, appointed President Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific Breweries
Ltd (APB). Roland joined HEINEKEN in 1995. From 1995 to 1998, he was Managing
Director of HEINEKEN Angola. In 1998, he was appointed General Manager Thai Asia
Pacific Brewery Co. Ltd, Thailand and, in 2002, he became Chief Executive Officer of
HEINEKEN Russia. In 2008, he returned to Asia as Chief Executive Officer of APB.
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