Tue 18th Dec 2018 - Carlsberg UK appoints new chief executive Carlsberg UK appoints new chief executive: Carlsberg UK has appointed Tomasz Blawat as its new chief executive. Blawat, who is head of Carlsberg Poland, will join on Tuesday, 1 January. He will succeed Julian Momen, who will leave the business at the end of March. Momen has held the role since March 2016, having joined Carlsberg as chief financial officer in 2012. During his tenure, he has led the re-orientation of the Carlsberg UK business, shifting its focus to marketing a portfolio of premium brands while “striving to drive value for Carlsberg UK and its customers”. This includes continuing to grow the San Miguel beer brand, putting in place an agreement to distribute Brooklyn Brewery’s craft beer range in the UK, acquiring London Fields Brewery, and revitalising the Carlsberg Export brand. Momen has also represented Carlsberg UK and the Carlsberg Group across the industry as a board member of the British Beer & Pub Association and The Portman Group. Prior to Carlsberg UK, Momen worked for Diageo for 16 years, RHM when it was floated and Adelie, a private equity-backed food-to-go business. Blawat has extensive country leadership experience having led Carlsberg Poland for the past six years. Prior to that he held several general management and senior sales and marketing roles with ING, SABMiller and Procter & Gamble. Chris Warmoth, executive vice-president of Carlsberg Western Europe, said: “We thank Julian for his energetic contribution while leading Carlsberg UK through a period of many changes. These have seen the UK business move to a significantly different place during the past six years, and especially during his tenure as chief executive. We wish Julian all the best in his future career. At the same time, we are pleased to be able to welcome Tomek, with his long and broad general management experience, to the UK business.” Momen added: “I am extremely proud of the exciting journey we have been on over the last six years and, in particular, the past three as chief executive. We have reshaped the business in a relatively short space of time and, more importantly, elevated our brands inside and outside our business with a portfolio that can support all customer and consumer needs. I would like to thank all my team for their immense loyalty and support.” Blawat will be replaced as head of Carlsberg Poland by Paul Davies, head of speciality brands and beers for Carlsberg Group.