Former Carling brand director Shearer was promoted last September after predecessor Martin Coyle took up a role in Canada. His priorities have been to boost the company’s cider range – with the brewer acquiring Aspall in January – and rejuvenating the company’s biggest brand, Carling, through a redesign and its sponsorship of the Premier League, which Shearer says has given the brand "a new lease of life".
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