Change in international customer support at VLB Berlin

Berlin | On 1 July 2025, Martin Dubrowsky took over the position of International Sales Manager at the Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin (VLB). He succeeds Roberto Biurrun, who has left the VLB at his own request after ten years to take on a new professional challenge at Jürgen Löhrke GmbH.

Martin Dubrowsky is a trained brewer and graduate brewing engineer (TU Berlin). After initial positions at Hasseröder Brauerei and Riha Wesergold in Germany, he spent more than two decades in management positions in the international brewing and beverage industry – including at Namibia Breweries, Polar (Venezuela), Diageo (Ireland and Cameroon), Skol Brewery (Rwanda) and most recently at beverage producers in Nigeria and Ghana.

With his move back to Germany, Martin Dubrowsky will assume responsibility for the support of selected international customers and members at VLB. He will also be responsible for organizing key international VLB conferences, including the Ibero-American Symposium, the Bangkok Brewing Conference and the Africa Brewing Conference.

“We are delighted that we have been able to fill this key position without interruption. With Martin Dubrowsky, we have gained a colleague with excellent international connections and technical expertise who will continue to develop our global activities for the benefit of our customers and members,” says VLB Managing Director Dr. Josef Fontaine. “At the same time, we would like to thank Roberto Biurrun for his great commitment over the past ten years and wish him every success in his future career.”