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Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) today announced that Mauricio Restrepo, 51, formerly the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Beam Suntory, Inc., has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer, Molson Coors, effective May 2, 2016. Until such date, David Heede will remain as interim CFO at which time he will resume his role as CFO for Molson Coors Europe.

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“Mauricio has an impressive track record in the alcohol beverage industry and is the ideal candidate to help Molson Coors grow and deliver shareholder value. In his prior roles, Mauricio has proved himself a key member of executive leadership teams, driving finance, tax, treasury, M&A, and business development in both developed and emerging markets," said Mark Hunter, President and CEO of Molson Coors Brewing Company. “Together with his deep knowledge of the Miller business internationally, we are fortunate to have attracted such a high caliber finance executive and look forward to leveraging his extensive knowledge and experience.

“At the same time, I want to thank David for a job well done as interim Global Chief Financial Officer since last November. David’s strong and steady leadership has been invaluable to our executive leadership team as we navigated through two earnings cycles and announced our game-changing acquisition of MillerCoors.”

Prior to his time with Beam Suntory, Restrepo spent nine years with SABMiller in senior finance roles, first as CFO of SABMiller Latin America and later CFO of SABMiller Europe. He joined SABMiller in 2005 when SAB acquired Colombia-based Grupo Empresarial Bavaria where he was Chief Financial Officer. Mauricio has also held commercial and finance leadership roles in the publishing, automotive and banking industries.

About Molson Coors

Molson Coors Brewing Company is a leading international brewer delivering extraordinary brands that delight the world's beer drinkers. It brews, markets and sells a portfolio of leading premium brands such as Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Carling, Staropramen and Blue Moon across The Americas, Europe and Asia. It operates in Canada through Molson Coors Canada; in the US through MillerCoors; across Europe through Molson Coors Europe; and outside these core markets through Molson Coors International. The company is the only alcohol producer currently recognized for world class sustainability performance through the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. It was listed on the World Index for the past four years and named global Beverage Sector Leader in 2012 and 2013. For more information on Molson Coors Brewing Company visit the company's website, http://molsoncoors.com or http://ourbeerprint.com

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