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WILLIAM MICKEL has been promoted to Vice President, National Sales Manager – a newly created position. He will oversee the company’s commercial capabilities including those pertaining to sales, marketing and distributor management. With the addition of this new senior role, along with other organizational changes, Disaronno International is building a... Read More

REBECCA MESSINA has been appointed Senior Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer. She will also serve on the company’s executive leadership team. Messina comes to Beam Suntory from The Coca-Cola Co. where she was Senior Vice President, Marketing & Innovation, Venturing and Emerging Brands. Over the course of her... Read More

RODNEY WILLIAMS has been named CMO and EVP Brands. He was previously Moët Hennessy USA’s Executive Vice President, Spirits, and prior to that was Senior Vice President, Hennessy. Before joining the company, Williams held key positions with Jackson Family Wines and Constellation Brands. He is replacing JON POTTER, who has... Read More

JAMES HASKELL has joined the marketing team for Emory Vodka as its Brand Ambassador. In this position he will handle the Eastern Massachusetts region and assist on- and off-premise accounts with product tastings and POS material, organize small- and large-scale events and help develop specialty drinks.

RALPH KAPLAN, 91, President of Kappy’s Fine Wine and Spirits, a four-generation family business, passed away on March 3. Ralph was a recognized leader, both locally and nationally, receiving dozens of awards for his acumen, including an Honorary Doctorate from Salem State University. He was also a passionate philanthropist, loyal... Read More

GREG TAYLOR has been promoted to lead the company’s entire Wholesale Division. Prior to this he was Senior Vice President.

COLLEEN THOMAS has been named as the Association’s new Bourbon Ambassador. In this role she will oversee and execute events and special projects. Thomas was previously Marketing Director for Kentucky-based Flavorman and its sister company, the Distilled Spirits Epicenter, where she promoted and coordinated professional training for the distilling industry.... Read More

JOHN SCARBOROUGH has been named President of Deep Eddy Vodka. He has worked for the company since the early days of its formation and has been Chief Financial Officer since 2O11.

The Distilled Spirits Council has elected Moët Hennessy North America CEO JIM CLERKIN Chair of the national trade association. With 3O years of domestic and international experience in the beverage alcohol industry, he joined Moët Hennessy USA in 2OO8 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The membership of... Read More

There are several new key appointments to the company’s US executive team, along with an evolution of its commercial team structure. The commercial unit will be led by Joanne Jones, General Manager-East Region, Richard Frederick, General Manager-West Region, and Marc Hirten, General Manager-Commercial Strategy. The new structure continues to focus... Read More