David L. Millen Recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in the Food Industry

    BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA May 30, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- David L. Millen, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Powerbev, Inc., and Pur Brands, Inc., and Managing Partner of BMR Management, Inc., has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in the food industry.
Powerbev, Inc., and Pur Brands, Inc., distribute food and beverages, including Red Bull Energy Drink. Powerbev is in Ontario and Pur Brands is in British Columbia. They manage provincial distribution of Red Bull. BMR Management, Inc., is a business consulting and importing company that provides confectionery goods from Europe for trade in North America.

Mr. Millen is a very successful national account executive who has worked with major brands since leaving the University of Guelph 20 years ago. He has worked with Frito Lay, Cadbury, Schweppes and Red Bull. He is known for market distribution, national account management, and employee engagement. He has the skill to hire high potential employees and develop progressive relationships with clients.

Since he first joined Powerbev and Pur Brands seven years ago, he has risen from Vice President of sales to President and COO. He was the first person hired at the corporate level at Red Bull in Canada. Powerbev/Pur brand is the best in class distributor of premium products and has the best in-store execution across all major channels.

Mr. Millen has extensive experience in leadership roles in the packaged goods industry. A resourceful and flexible individual, he has successfully managed ongoing change in a diverse workforce. He is a team player who has exceeded targets in roles of ever-increasing responsibility, including full P&L responsibilities, and oversight of all departments of sales, finance, human resources, operations and customer insights.

Mr. Millen has additional accountability for driving a new route to market in 2013, to ensure continued exceptional excellence and succession planning, strategic planning and cash flow projections. He is also responsible for investment strategies, operational needs, warehousing, and optimizing route to market.

In addition, he is in charge of HR components regarding policy and procedures, proper review policies and personal development plans. He is part of the process in hiring distribution managers. He oversees 120 employees in the two brands.

Mr. Millen started BMR five years ago. He is one of three partners, and assists importers of European confections in developing product brands and importing premium brands from Europe and executing imported trade in North America. He is often travelling to meet importers and advising on marketing, distribution and sales strategy. Most clients do not want to set up an office in Canada, so he assists them, specializing in brand and private label products.

He attributes his success to being results driven and his people management skills. He became involved in his profession because he was a summer intern at Frito Lay and was recruited by the company. He loved the food and beverage business and decided to stick with it. Mr. Millen intends to grow the organizations and run a $500 million company, and progress internally and professionally.

Mr. Millen is pursuing an Executive MBA from Queens University. He is the President of the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House of Hamilton and coach of triple-A baseball in Ontario and double-A hockey. He also volunteers at a Christmas soup kitchen.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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Contact:
Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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