GAB's Yap Swee Leng leaves post

Guinness Anchor (GAB) has confirmed to A+M that marketing director Yap Swee Leng (pictured third from right) resigned last week.Yap joined GAB in 1998 as senior brand manager, before taking on various other roles such as marketing manager of Heineken and senior marketing manager for premium brands (Guinness and Heineken).Yap played an instrumental role in strengthening Heineken's position as a premium beer.Yap was GAB's first female regional sales manager as well as the company's first female marketing director.Yap took on the role of marketing director on 1 December, 2010 to replace Mark Jenner.During her tenure, Yap led GAB to achieve its 11 consecutive years of growth and to win several accolades including four Putra Brand Awards in 2012.Yap's official last day is 31 January 2013.