New CEO at Perrier Group

Kim E. Jeffery has replaced Ronald V. Davis as president and chief executive of Perrier Group of America Inc., company officials announced Thursday.

Jeffery, 44, joined the company in 1978 as a sales manager and has served as chief operating officer of Greenwich, Conn.-based Perrier Group since 1991.

Davis, who becomes chairman of the board, joined Perrier Group in 1979 and became president and chief executive in 1980 at the age of 33.

Perrier Group is a subsidiary of Source Perrier, Paris. It produces, markets and distributes 10 brands of domestic and imported bottled water and natural beverages.