New corporate affairs director for SABMiller

SABMiller plc (SAB) has appointed Catherine May as its new director of corporate affairs.

She will join the group on 15 October 2012‚ when she assumes responsibility for media‚ investor relations‚ political affairs‚ corporate affairs‚ corporate social responsibility and internal communications. She will be a member of SABMiller´s executive committee‚ reporting to executive chairman Graham Mackay.

May joins SABMiller from Centrica plc‚ where she served as corporate affairs director from 2006 until December 2011‚ having previously been group director of corporate relations at the publishing group Reed Elsevier. Before joining Reed Elsevier‚ May was a partner at issues management consultancy Luther Pendragon‚ where she advised a number of blue chip clients in the UK and internationally.

Commenting on the appointment‚ Graham Mackay: "With her extensive international corporate affairs and communications experience‚ she will make a great contribution to our performance as one of the world´s leading brewers‚ leading the strong corporate affairs function built by Sue Clark."

May succeeds Clark who was appointed in June 2012 as managing director of SABMiller Europe‚ having served as the group´s corporate affairs director since 2003.