Further to the Company’s announcements dated 4 August 2017 and 5 September 2017 in respect of the resignation of Mr Teo Hong Keng as Finance Director of the Company with effect from 2 September 2017, the Company is pleased to announce that Mr Szilard Voros has been appointed as the new Finance Director of HEINEKEN Malaysia with effect from 1 November 2017.

Szilard joined the HEINEKEN Group in July 2015 as Finance Director for HEINEKEN Hungary in which he leads the Finance, Procurement and IT functions and co-pilot the business to drive HEINEKEN Hungary back on a growth path after years of decline.

Prior to joining the HEINEKEN Group in July 2015, Szilard served more than 15 years with the British American Tobacco (“BAT”) Group. He spent the first 5 years of his career in financial jobs supporting the supply chain organisation, and gained expertise as Finance Controller, supporting sales and marketing organisations. In 2009, he successfully managed the projects entrusted to him as a Regional Marketing Investment Manager for BAT European Region and achieved excellent results in increasing cost-effectiveness. In March 2012, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the BAT Baltic Cluster and assumed the position as Head of Finance Baltic Cluster in Riga, Latvia in which he oversaw the full financial and operational management of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian markets.

Szilard obtained his Master of Science Degree in Corporate Finance and Accounting from University of Pecs, Hungary and Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Economics from College of Commerce and Economic, Hungary.

This announcement is dated 20 October 2017.