PROFILE
Undercover Boss savours success at Molson Coors
CLO Kelly Brown loves the culture at iconic brewing company. By Vawn Himmelsbach
Is working for an iconic Canadian beer-maker really as great as it sounds? For Kelly Brown, chief legal officer at Molson Coors Canada, it's a dream job. "Canadians are proud of two things: hockey and beer," she says. "When I
came to Molson, I looked around and thought, 'I can't believe how smart and passionate these people are.
seen anything like it. Obviously I'm par- tial to our brands — if I was working at a widget company, I probably wouldn't feel as passionate.
pany that makes products people love — namely, beer — but Molson is also part of Canada's heritage. It's the old- est brewery in North America and the second-oldest company in Canada next to the Hudson's Bay Co. Last year Molson was contacted
Not only does she work for a com- "
by the producers of reality TV show Undercover Boss Canada, who were reaching out to iconic Canadian com- panies about participating in the show (where a prominent executive from a major corporation goes incognito among employees to understand the effects of their decisions and perception of the company). It turned out, however, that Molson's chief executive officer Dave Perkins was
One of my philosophies is, show your people you care about them because then they'll care about you
and respect you and want to follow your vision. The legal profession itself is one of the few where mentorship is
actually built into the process through articling. KELLY BROWN, Molson Coors Canada
INHOUSE JUNE/JULY 2012 • 35 ' I'd never
PHOTO: MOLSON COORS CANADA
