C&C Group appoints new CFO

Dublin-headquartered premium drinks company C&C Group plc has appointed Andrew Andrea as Chief Financial Officer.

Andrea will join C&C as CFO and Executive Director, effective 1 March 2024. Ralph Findlay, who has served as Executive Chair since May 2023, will revert to the role of Non-Executive Chair following a short transition period.

Andrew Andrea is a drinks industry veteran having served in senior roles at Marston’s plc, an independent brewing and pub retailing business in the UK, for over 20 years. He joined Marston’s in 2002 and was appointed to the Board as Finance Director in 2009. He served in a variety of senior roles in the business including 12 years as CFO & Corporate Development Officer and, subsequently, as CEO during which time he navigated the business out of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent challenging macroeconomic environment.

He previously held roles with Guinness Brewing Worldwide and Bass Brewers Limited.

Andrea, a qualified Chartered Accountant, is also a Non-Executive Director at Portmeirion Group plc.

C&C Group manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland: including Bulmers, Magners, Tennent’s, and Orchard Pig.