Anca Olteanu, previously head of HEINEKEN’s Bahamian operation, takes the helm in Singapore from May this year

Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore, part of The HEINEKEN Company, has announced that Anca Olteanu has been appointed the company’s new managing director, effective May 2025. She succeeds Reinoud Ottervanger who relocates back to the Netherlands where he will remain within the HEINEKEN group. Olteanu will report to Kenneth Choo, the regional managing director of HEINEKEN Asia Pacific.

Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore is the nation’s leading brewery, and the producers of Tiger Beer, Singapore’s most popular beer.

Olteanu brings a long and successful background in commercial and operational excellence to the Singaporean operation. Most recently, she served as managing director of HEINEKEN Bahamas (Commonwealth Brewery Ltd) for three years, where she led the business to its highest operating profit levels since 2017. This performance was driven by strong growth in local beer brands; innovation in the Ready to Drink segment; and strengthened strategic partnerships across hotel and retail channels.

Olteanu first joined HEINEKEN in 2019 as Strategic Sourcing Director for Global Packaging, where she managed a EUR4 billion supply strategy across four regions. In this role, she secured critical capacity in tight market conditions and implemented sustainability-led sourcing strategies.

Before joining HEINEKEN, she held senior procurement leadership roles in private equity-backed multinationals and FMCG companies, including Danone, Kraft Heinz, and Procter & Gamble. Olteanu holds a degree in law and a master’s degree in business management from the Economic Studies Academy of Bucharest, along with certifications in international business management from the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.