Ftse 100 brewer SABMiller has appointed Six Continents’ head of legal Chris Vaughan as its new senior in-house counsel, as the company moves to bulk up its legal department.

Vaughan, who joined the company at the end of last year following the de-merger of Six Continents in April, has taken responsibility for day-to-day running of SABMiller’s legal department, although the company’s most senior in-house lawyer is company secretary Andrew Tonkinson.