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ERIC HUND has been appointed Vice President of Sales. He replaces JOHN POTTS who is leaving to pursue other interests. Hund has over 19 years of experience on both the distribution and supplier side of the spirits industry.

The trade group has three new staff members: Heather Calio is Director, State Affairs; Reid Teschner is Coordinator, State and Regulatory Affairs – both based in Washington, DC; and  Arthur Rebisz is Digital Strategy Project Manager for WSWA Services, an affiliate of WSWA.  He is based in Boston.  All are... Read More

CEO STELLA DAVID is stepping down at the end of February and she’ll be succeeded by current Chief Commercial Officer, SIMON HUNT.  David joined the drinks company in 2OO9 and has decided to focus on building upon her existing portfolio of non-executive directorships.  At William Grant & Sons, she oversaw... Read More

The maker of Samuel Adams beers has named FRANK SMALLA as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer when current CFO WILLIAM URICH retires early this year.  Smalla was most recently Kraft’s Senior Vice President for Finance and served with the food and beverage company for two decades.  In January, he... Read More

Chief Marketing Officer KEVIN GEORGE is leaving the company to pursue a leadership opportunity outside the spirits industry.  The search for a replacement is underway.  George joined Beam Suntory in 2OO9.

Master Distiller HARLEN WHEATLEY was named Master Distiller of the Year at whisky magazine’s “Icons of Whisky America Awards”.  The Master Distiller category is brand new this year, making Wheatley its very first recipient.  The winners will go to compete at the World Whiskies Awards taking place in London in... Read More

The drinks company has named KATHRYN MIKELLS Chief Financial Officer.  She joins from Xerox Corporation, where she was CFO.  Mikells has an extensive background, having worked in a number of senior finance jobs for global consumer facing and B2B businesses including United Airlines, where she spent the majority of her... Read More

MassPack’s newly elected officers are BUDDY CARP, President STEVEN RUBIN, First Vice President and SEAN BARRY, Past President. Standing are MICHAEL CIMINI, Treasurer ROBERT SELBY, Vice President DONALD COREY, Jr., Vice President JAY PATEL, Vice President and CYNTHIA NEWELL, Secretary/Clerk.

MORGAN ROBBAT has been named Vice President of Marketing. She joins the company from Moët Hennessy USA, LVMH Wine & Spirits Group, where she was Brand Director for Chandon. She will oversee all marketing efforts, building a team of category brand managers and a focused brand planning framework for Anchor’s... Read More

The drinks company has hired GREG HUGHES as General Manager, US, overseeing the entire marketing organization. In this newly created role Hughes will accelerate market share growth for brands such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Hibiki, and Courvoisier. Hughes joins Beam Suntory from The Kraft Heinz Co. where he was... Read More