OREANDA-NEWS  On 07 November Baltika Breweries announced the changes in the company management. Since 1 November, 2008 Denis Sherstennikov was appointed Vice President Marketing of Baltika Breweries.

Denis Sherstennikov was born on 11 August, 1974 in Kirov region. Having graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finances, he started his career at one of the biggest international advertising companies DDB, where he worked in Russia and Great Britain. Then he worked at Pepsi Co. In 1999 he started working at Vena Brewery in St. Petersburg, where he held various positions such as brand manager, national manager on sales development, marketing manager, and marketing director. While having entered the merged Baltika Breweries, Denis worked on the development of license, nonalcoholic and low alcohol brands.

Since January, 2007 Denis held a post of Director on Key Brands Development of Baltika Breweries. He has MBA degree of Stockholm School of Economics. Married, has 3 children.

Anton Artemiev, President of Baltika Breweries: "Working with the company’s brands such as Baltika, Tuborg, Carlsberg, Yarpivo, Nevskoye, Arsenalnoye, Kronenbourg 1664, Denis Sherstennikov proved himself as a talented market professional and a real leader. I am sure, that he will continue successful realization of the company’s marketing strategy."

Denis Sherstennikov: "I am sure, that we have an excellent team of professionals, capable to solve very responsible tasks, such as the further focus on premium and innovations and strengthening the leader positions of the company’s brands in the terms of the growing competition on the market."

Baltika Breweries is the largest producer of consumer goods in Russia. Since 1996, it has been the leader on the Russian beer market. The Company comprises 11 breweries across all of Russia and one brewery in Azerbaijan, broad brands portfolio. The number of employees is more than 12,500.