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 CHARLES JOLY has been named the 2O14 US Bartender of the Year.  Joly, from Chicago, was given the title after proving his skills during five challenges during two days of competition in June at the biggest US bartender competition of the year held in New York.  Joly will now travel... Read More

 Tom Cardella, President and CEO of Tenth and Blake Beer Co., will retire at the end of the year.  Cardella spent the last 35 years selling beer with Beck’s North America Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev, MillerCoors LLC, and most recently with MillerCoors’ independent division, Tenth and Blake Beer Co., which markets... Read More

 Master Distiller CRAIG BEAM will be moving into a consultancy role in order to spend more time with his father.  Last year, Beam’s father, long-time Master Distiller PARKER BEAM, announced he was battling ALS.  Craig Beam was thought to be his father’s replacement – he now operates from home –... Read More

 Carolyn Wente has been elected as the 2O14-2O15 Board Chairman.  She is the CEO of Wente Family Estates in Livermore and the fifth Wente family member to serve as a Wine Institute Chairman.  The election was held at Wine Institute’s 8Oth Annual Meeting of Members where other board officers elected,... Read More

JAMES A. MCGREEVY III has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the trade association that represents America’s brewers, beer importers and industry suppliers.  He joins the Beer Institute from the American Beverage Association (ABA), where he was Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.  McGreevy will lead the Beer... Read More

MAX L. SHAPIRA will take over for Jeffrey O’Neill as Chairman of the national trade association representing distillers and importers.  Shapira, President of Heaven Hill Distilleries, has been a long-term member of the organization.  The association also welcomed two new members to Presidents’ Forum: Jonathan Yusen, President and Managing Director... Read More

Michael J. Dolan has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer for the drinks company.  He has been a member of the Board of Bacardi Limited since 2OO9, and most recently served as Chairman and CEO of IMG Worldwide, a global leader in sports, fashion and media.  Previously, he was... Read More

Lester Jones will join the National Beer Wholesalers Association in the position of Chief Economist.  Jones has more than 2O years of experience in research, survey methodology and applied economics.  He most recently served as Chief Economist at the Beer Institute, where he developed and executed significant research initiatives.  In... Read More

Three top executives with Beam Inc., which is being acquired by Suntory Holdings Ltd., have announced their resignations.  Chief Financial Officer ROBERT PROBST and corporate controller LEO MIERZWICKI are pursuing other professional opportunities.  For both, their decisions were linked to the changes of their roles as a result of the... Read More

President and Chief Officer ED SHIRLEY is retiring from the company after a 36-year career.  An interim CEO will be announced and serve until a successor is appointed.  During his tenure with Bacardí Limited, Shirley helped reignite the company’s global marketing with new campaigns for Bacardí rum, Dewar’s Blended Scotch... Read More