Jason J. Ash has served as President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2008. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Ash worked internationally for Cadbury Schweppes in broad commercial management and consumer marketing, most recently as General Manager and Vice President of Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) Sports, Energy & Water Category Unit. Mr. Ash has served in various positions at Cadbury Schweppes both in the USA and Europe since 2002. During his tenure, Mr. Ash was responsible for the strategic development and commercialization of the growing Sports Energy and Water pipeline of CSAB in North America as well as a number of key business-changing roles in the UK, Turkey and Middle East. In addition to his considerable experience at Cadbury Schweppes, Mr. Ash has also held Marketing and Finance positions at Masterfoods and Unilever and his work has been nominated for a number of marketing industry awards. |