Brewing company FIFCO USA has promoted Gustavo Cornejo to the position of CEO.

Cornejo will replace Piotr Jurjewicz, who has been the CEO of the Rochester, New York-headquartered group since 2022.  

The new FIFCO USA has worked for the company for more than a decade, taking on roles across multiple divisions, including a stint in the US where he led sales operations.  

Cornejo has most recently been general manager for FIFCO's operations in northern Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico, “where he focused on strategic growth and operational improvements”, the Costa Rica-based group said in a statement.  

Rolando Carvajal, the group CEO of FIFCO, said: “I am looking forward to working with Gustavo in this new capacity and I am confident in his ability to push FIFCO USA towards positive business outcomes.  

“He is a strategic leader and will bring a fresh perspective towards our business challenges, leveraging deep knowledge of the FIFCO system and a clear understanding of our US business.” 

Since becoming CEO in 2022, Jurjewicz had prioritised the “modernisation and efficiency”, the FIFCO statement said. 

Carvajal said Jurjewicz’s “contributions have been significant, and we deeply appreciate his continued dedication to a seamless transition”. 

Commenting on his new role, Cornejo added: “I will spend the next 100 days immersing myself in the business and working with partners internally and externally to shape a forward-looking strategy, which I am excited to share once this process is complete.” 

FIFCO USA caters as the US importer for Costa Rica’s Imperial beer and operates the Rochester-based Genesee Brewery. The company holds the US distribution rights for Anheuser-Busch InBev's Labatt brand,

It provides contract manufacturing for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage companies.