John Davidson, the Scotsman who oversees SABMiller’s global M&A deals, became the brewer’s company secretary and general counsel two years ago after “the longest job interview in history”.
“I knew for a while that my predecessor was looking to retire,” Mr Davidson says from the London office of Lovells, the law firm he worked at for 25 years. “I got a call from him to say that Graham Mackay [SABMiller’s chief executive] would call on Monday and offer me a job.”
