date:Aug 07, 2014
SABMiller Plc, the worlds second-biggest brewer, said that Jan du Plessis would replace John Manser as chairman of the company in July next year.
Du Plessis, 60, who is also chairman of London-based miner Rio Tinto Plc, will become an independent non-executive director at SABMiller from 1 September, the maker of Grolsch and Peroni beers said in a statement. His previous roles include finance director of Cie. Financire Richemont SA, the maker of Cartier jewellery and Montblanc pens, and chairman