Jan Niewodniczanski studied brewing engineering at the TU Munich/Weihenstephan and later went on to complete his MBA studies at the Graduate School of Business at Cape Town University. He then worked at Spaten Franziskaner and gained international experience with Anheuser Busch USA and San Miguel Breweries in the Philippines and in China. From 1995 until 2006 he worked in different leading positions at South African Breweries SAB Ltd in South Africa.
Since October 2006 he has been back in the family business and in management where he represents the 7th generation of family shareholders. His role: Managing Director Engineering and Environment at Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH.