Coors Appoints Interim Marketing Chief

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CHICAGO Coors Brewing has installed Lee Buxton as interim chief marketing officer, at least temporarily filling the post left vacant when Ron Askew left the brewery in December, the company said on Friday.

Buxton has been with the Golden, Colo., brewery since 1977, with his last post being vice president of marketing. He left in 2003 and has been serving as a consultant to Coors since.

In his new role, Buxton reports to Coors president and CEO Leo Kiely.



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