KEY EMPLOYEES

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KEY EMPLOYEE BIOGRAPHIES

Jerry Fowden

Board: Executive Board

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Since: 2009

Age: 52

Mr. Fowden has been the Chief Executive Officer at Cott since 2009. Prior to this appointment, he served as President of Cott’s international operating segments and Interim President, North America from 2008–09, and as Interim President of Cott’s UK operating segment from 2007–08. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Trader Media Group, a media company, and as a member of its parent Guardian Media Group plc’s Board of Directors from 2005–07. From 2001–04, he served in a variety of roles with ABInBev S.A. Belgium, an alcoholic beverage company, including President, European Zone, Western, Central and Eastern Europe from 2003–04; Global Chief Operating Officer from 2002–03; and Chief Executive Officer at Bass Brewers, a subsidiary of ABInBev S.A. Belgium, from 2001–02.

Mark Benadiba

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2008

Age: 55

Mr. Benadiba has been a Director at Cott since 2008. He served as Executive Vice-President, North American Operations of Cott from 1996–2006. Mr. Benadiba held several roles during his tenure at Cott from 1990–2006, including Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer at Cott Canada from 1990–98. Previously, Mr. Benadiba was a Senior Executive at Pepsi/Seven-Up, Toronto/Canada.

David T. Gibbons

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2007

Age: 65

Mr. Gibbons has been a Director at Cott since 2007. He was Cott’s Interim Chief Executive Officer from 2008–09. Prior to joining Cott, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Perrigo Company, a manufacturer of retailer brand over-the-counter pharmaceutical and nutritional products,

from 2000–06, and from 2003–07, he also held the role of Chairman. Mr. Gibbons also serves on the board of directors of Robbins & Myers, a manufacturer of fluid management products.'''

George A. Burnett

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2006

Age: 53

Mr. Burnett has been a Director at Cott since 2006. He is Chief Executive Officer at Alta Colleges, of Denver, Colorado, a national provider of post-secondary education services, and has held the position since 2006. Mr. Burnett was Chairman at R.H. Donnelley, a Yellow Pages publisher, in 2006 and Chief Executive Officer at Dex Media from 2001–05.

Stephen H. Halperin

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 1992

Age: 59

Mr. Halperin has been a Director at Cott since 1992. In the past five years, Mr. Halperin has been a partner at Goodmans (law firm) and a member of that firm's executive committee. Mr. Halperin is also a trustee of KCP Income Fund (private label and custom household chemical and personal products manufacturing). Mr. Halperin was a director of AT & T Canada (now known as Allstream) when it filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the US in late 2002. That company emerged from bankruptcy protection in early 2003, at which point Mr. Halperin ceased to be one of its directors. Betty Jane Hess Board: Non Executive Board Job Title: Director Since: 2004 Age: 60 Ms. Hess has been a Director at Cott since 2004. She was Senior Vice President, Office of the President, of Arrow Electronics, an electronics distributor, for five years prior to her retirement in mid-2004.

Gregory Monahan

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2008

Age: 35

Mr. Manahan has been a Director at Cott since 2008. He has been a Managing Director at Crescendo Partners, a New York based investment firm, since 2008 and he has held various positions at Crescendo Partners since 2005. Prior to Crescendo Partners, he was the founder of Bind Network Solutions, a consulting firm focused on network infrastructure and security.

Mario Pilozzi

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2008

Age: 62

Mr. Pilozzi has been a Director at Cott since 2008. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Wal-Mart Canada until 2008. He joined Wal-Mart Canada in 1994 as Vice-President of Hardline Merchandise and was promoted to Senior Vice-President of Merchandise and Sales, and later Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Wal-Mart Canada, Mr. Pilozzi held a broad range of positions with Woolworth Canada spanning more than 30 years.

Andrew Prozes

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2005

Age: 63

Mr. Prozes has been a Director at Cott since 2005. He has served as Global Chief Executive Officer at LexisNexis Group, a provider of legal, news, risk and business information in New York City, since 2003. Mr. Prozes serves on the Board of Directors of Reed Elsevier and Reed Elsevier.

Eric Rosenfeld

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2008

Age: 51

Mr. Rosenfeld has been a Director at Cott since 2008. He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer at Crescendo Partners, a New York based investment firm, since its formation in 1998. Prior to forming Crescendo Partners, he held the position of Managing Director at CIBC Oppenheimer and its predecessor company Oppenheimer & Co. for 14 years.

Graham Savage

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Since: 2008

Age: 59

Mr. Savage has been a Director at Cott since 2008. He has served as the Chairman at Callisto Capital, a Toronto-based private equity firm since 2002. Prior to this, Mr. Savage was Managing Director at Savage Walker Capital. From 1975–96, he was with Rogers Communications in various positions culminating in being appointed the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position he held for seven years.

Juan R.Figuereo

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer

Since: 2007

Age: 53

Mr. Figuereo has been the Chief Financial Officer at Cott since 2007. Prior to joining Cott, he served as Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions for Wal-Mart International from 2003–07. Prior to 2003, he spent 15 years with PepsiCo in a variety of international finance and general management roles, first within the Pepsi-Cola organization and then in the Frito Lay business. He held Chief Financial Officer roles for Frito-Lay in Southern Europe, and for Pepsi-Cola Latin America, as well as a stint as seconded Chief Financial Officer of the largest Pepsi bottler in Brazil.

Matthew A. Kane

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Since: 2007

Age: 50

Mr. Kane has been the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Cott since 2007. Prior to joining Cott, he served as Vice President of Law of Cott Beverages, a wholly-owned US subsidiary of the Company, from 2004 until his appointment. From 2003–04, he was Chief Counsel, Sales of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods. From 1993–2003, he served as Associate General Counsel of Tropicana Products.

William Reis

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer

Since: 2007

Age: 53

Mr. Reis has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Cott since 2007. Prior to joining Cott, he served from 2004–07 as Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for Revlon. From 2000–04, he served as Vice President of Global Procurement for Goldman Sachs. Cott