Tom Long (CEO of Miller Brewing Company)

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Tom Long has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Miller Brewing Company since August 1, 2006.

Mr. Long served as Chief Marketing Officer of Miller Brewing Co. since July 2005 and also served as its Executive Vice President. Prior to that, Mr. Long served as President of Northwest Europe Division of Coca-Cola Company since 2003. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Long served as President of Coca-Cola Great Britain & Ireland Division. He joined Coca-Cola Company in 1988 following stints in brand management and advertising. He began at Coca-Cola's Atlanta, Georgia headquarters as manager of market planning; and after five years serving in various management positions, he was appointed vice president - 7-Eleven Account Team Worldwide in 1993; and vice president - Wal-mart Global Account in 1995.

During his tenure at Coca-Cola, he also served as Vice President of National Sales. From 1997-1998, he served as vice president, director of Marketing Research & Trends and most recently as vice president and director of Strategic Marketing, responsible for the Global Brand Strategy of Coca-Cola, diet Coke, Coke Light, Sprite, Fanta and new brands.

From 1992-1994, he served as associate director of the Burger King business and was responsible for Latin America, Asia and Canada. He has worked in more than 60 countries in his career. Mr. Long holds an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was born in Roxboro, North Carolina.