Career
He took over as Chief Executive Officer in 1992 and kept the role up until his death. He worked as a sales director until 1992 when Highland Spring"s owner, Mahdi al-Tajir of Dubai, made him chief executive. During his time as Chief Executive Officer he took production from 70 million litres in 1992 to 226 million litres in 2007 and maximised profit from £15 million to £51 million.
In 2005 he was the first person to receive an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the soft drinks industry by The Queen.
Beeston died of lung cancer on 25 February 2008.
