Bulgaria: Carlsberg Bulgaria names new CEO

The Bulgarian subsidiary of Danish brewer Carlsberg said on August 31 that Teodor Nestorov will take over as its new CEO from September 1.

Prior to the appointment, Nestorov was marketing director at the company, where he has worked since 2014, Carlsberg Bulgaria said in a press release.

Nestorov, who has worked for Mondelez Bulgaria, is replacing outgoing CEO Wojciech Zabinski, who took the helm of the business at the start of 2021.

Carlsberg Bulgaria is a major local brewer with two breweries, in Shumen, northeastern Bulgaria, and in Blagoevgrad, in the southwest of the country. Its portfolio includes local beer brands Shumensko and Pirinsko as well as Carlsberg, Tuborg, Zatecky, Budweiser Budvar, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc, Erdinger and Grimbergen as well as the Somersby cider range and several non-alcoholic beer brands.

Carlsberg Bulgaria's new can production line, in which it invested over 23 million levs ($12.8 million/11.75 million euro), opened in June.

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