CRAFT BREWERS ALLIANCE

The independent craft brewing company has hired ANDREW (ANDY) THOMAS as President of Commercial Operations.  In his role Thomas will be accountable for all sales and marketing activities at the company.  Thomas has more than 2O years of experience in consumer packaged goods and the beverage industry.  He recently served as an independent marketing and strategy consultant and senior adviser to The Monitor Group.  Andy spent more than 12 years at Heineken International, most notably as President and CEO of Heineken USA from 2OO5 to 2OO7.  He is a native of Massachusetts.