“Mark Hunter, the CEO of Molson Coors UK & Ireland business, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the new business unit, which has been renamed Molson Coors Central Europe, the group said in a press release.
Molson Coors Central Europe employs 4,100 people and operates several breweries, in Romania, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Montenegro.
The European Commission approved the deal at the beginning of June.
Molson Coors announced in April it sealed an agreement to acquire StarBev from investment fund CVC Capital Partners.
In Romania, StarBev controls Bergenbier, one of the largest beer producers on the local market.