Vicky Cookson Appointed to Chief People Officer of Molson Coors Europe

Cookson will report directly to the global chief legal and people officer, Sam Walker and join the European leadership team, led by Mark Hunter. Cookson brings a rich human resources background and years of international and cross cultural experience to her new role at Molson Coors Europe, which has over 6,000 employees and operations in the UK, Ireland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovakia. She also has specialist experience in talent management, leadership development and change management.

“We are excited to welcome Vicky, a highly distinguished and experienced member of the human resources community, to our European team,” said Sam Walker, global chief legal and people officer. “Her commitment and passion for helping professionals grow and develop, coupled with her many years of people strategy experience make her an ideal addition to our European leadership team.”

Cookson spent the last 13 years of her career at Vodafone, most recently as the human resources director for the company’s Romanian business, where she led a team of 70 human resources and property professionals in the development and implementation of the people strategy across almost 4,000 employees. Prior to this, she was the interim HR director for Vodafone Hungary. She also led learning and development programs across the Vodafone Group and the UK, as well as leading internal communications for the UK business. Prior to joining Vodafone, Vicky worked in a variety of different human resources roles at companies including Camelot, Fujitsu, TXU Energy and Ionica PLC.

In January 2013, Molson Coors formed the Molson Coors Europe business segment by combining its existing businesses in the UK and Ireland with its acquired business in nine Central European countries.
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