Rob . Simmons
Molson Coors Brewing Company
Robert Simmons, Associate General Counsel, Molson Coors Brewing Company in Denver. In addition to providing legal and business counsel to marketing, manufacturing, innovation, environmental, real estate, procurement, HR and IT business units, Mr. Simmons serves as Data Privacy Officer for the company, supervising privacy compliance in dozens of countries worldwide. Prior to joining Molson Coors, Mr. Simmons worked at MillerCoors and was responsible for negotiating, drafting and executing that company's sponsorship agreements for a myriad of teams in all major sports as well as for concerts, festivals and special events across a wide spectrum. Before moving to Denver, Mr. Simmons spearheaded the international market entry into India and Southeast Asia for Sunrider International, a Los Angeles-based consumer packaged goods company, addressing foreign compliance, product registration and corporate structure issues. In addition, Mr. Simmons spent three years in Los Angeles, managing the legal affairs within a ten-state region for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, where he counseled business units on antitrust, commercial and employment litigation risks and acted as the direct legal contact for sales, marketing, and government-relations teams. Mr. Simmons received a BA from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Virginia.
(09/16)
