Warsaw, Friday 10 October 2025, 1pm CET
The Board of Stock Spirits Group today announces the appointment of Steven Libermann as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 December 2025. Jean-Christophe Coutures will step down as CEO on 30 November 2025 for family reasons.
Steven joins from Nomad Foods, where he is Group Executive President and a member of the Executive Committee. In that role he has led operations across 22 markets, combining commercial discipline with brand and customer focus. Since joining Nomad Foods in 2015 via the Findus acquisition, Steven has held senior roles including CEO Southern Europe (Findus), Managing Director Western Europe, Southern Europe, and Head of Global Sales. His remit expanded in 2023 to cover France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Southern Europe, and the UK and Ireland, before he moved to a Group-level role in 2024.
Commenting on the announcement, Luis Bach, Chairman of Stock Spirits Group said, “We are pleased to appoint Steven as Group CEO. He brings an international perspective, a strong consumer focus, and a record of disciplined delivery. He will build on the platform established in recent years and accelerate our transformation strategy with an emphasis on empowerment, execution and sustainable growth.”
Commenting on his appointment, Steven Libermann said, “It is a privilege to join a business with deep local roots and real European reach. Stock Spirits has the right brands and markets, underpinned by a robust financial platform. My immediate focus will be meeting our teams, listening to our customers and partners, and aligning on the actions that will deliver our shared vision of Stock Spirits as a European leader in spirits. Joining a 140-year-old company is a genuine honour and I look forward to guiding it into the next chapter.”
Commenting on the departure of Jean-Christophe Coutures, Luis Bach said, “On behalf of everyone at Stock Spirits Group we thank Jean-Christophe for his leadership over the past three and a half years. Since joining, Jean-Christophe has led Stock Spirits through a period of significant change and transformation, repositioning the business from a Central European operator to a leading, mainstream pan-European player.”
Commenting on his departure, Jean-Christophe Coutures said, “It has been an honour to lead Stock Spirits and to work alongside such talented and committed colleagues. Together we have strengthened our portfolio and advanced our sustainability journey. I leave with pride in what has been achieved, gratitude to my teams, and complete confidence in the future of Stock Spirits. I wish Steven all the best in this next chapter for the Group.”
