New Managing Director for DB Breweries

DB Breweries has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director. Matt Wilson, currently Corporate Affairs Director and Transformation Lead at DB, will step into the role on January 1, 2022.

DB’s current Managing Director, Peter Simons, is moving on to a new role within The Heineken Company that is yet to be announced.

Simons has spent 30 years with Heineken in different roles around the world. DB says he leaves the New Zealand business in good shape following numerous successful innovations, a focus on growth and value creation, and bold ambitions in the sustainability space. The company says it has experienced steady positive financial growth across all metrics under Simons’ leadership.  

Matt Wilson - DB

Matt Wilson has been with the company for 12 years in a variety of senior management roles. Since joining DB in 2009 as Legal Counsel, he has served as the Corporate Relations & Legal Director at DB and Corporate Affairs Director at HEINEKEN Vietnam, before moving back to New Zealand in 2020 as Corporate Affairs Director and Transformation Lead at DB. Prior to joining DB, Matt worked in the legal and banking sectors in New Zealand, France and the UK.  

DB says that Peter Simons’ new HEINEKEN role and Matthew Wilson’s replacement will both be announced in the coming months.