In addition, the following appointments to the MillerCoors leadership team will become effective upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place June 30, 2008: Tom Cardella, Eastern Division president; Ed McBrien, Western Division president; Andy England, chief marketing officer; Dennis Puffer, chief operations officer; Karen Ripley, chief legal officer; Jeanine Wasielewski, head of Information Technology; Cornell Boggs, chief responsibility and ethics officer; Steve Woodward, chief human resources officer; Chris Kozina, chief of staff; and Nehl Horton, chief communications and government affairs officer
Leo Kiely's direct reports will include Long, Wolf, Hattersley, Puffer, Ripley, Boggs, Woodward and Kozina. In addition, Jake Leinenkugel, president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, will report directly to Kiely.