date:May 16, 2012
The global metal packaging giant said last week that current Euro chief Christopher C Homfray would be replaced by North American president Gerard H Gifford.
Homfray was stepping down for personal reasonsbut would continue to work for Crown as Executive vice president of the companys European operations reporting to the firms chairman and CEO John W Conway from Baar in Switzerland.
Gifford will take up his new role of from 1 June 2012.
Crown CEO Conway hailed the appointment and trumpeted the