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There are several upcoming senior management changes at Horizon.  An Executive Committee has been created to assume all top-line managerial responsibilities across the five state New England region.  JIM TSIUMIS, Senior Vice President, has been added to the Executive Committee and will spearhead corporate strategy. , A Sales Operating Group... Read More

ANNE-FRANÇOISE PYPAERT will become the Master Brewer at Orval this October.  The current Master Brewer, JEAN-MARIE ROCK, will retire and Pypaert, who has worked at the Trappist brewery for 2O some-odd years in their lab checking production quality, will take his place.  This is the first time a woman will... Read More

The Master Distiller of Buffalo Trace’s A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Truman Cox passed away on Saturday, February 9, after a short illness.  Truman joined the company in 2OO4 as Lead Chemist at Buffalo Trace Distillery and in 2O11 realized his dream to become a Master Distiller.  A former member of... Read More

The owner of Stolichnaya vodka has appointed JOHN ESPOSITO as President of its US operations.  This follows SPI’s decision to establish its own importing company in the United States and manage its portfolio of brands directly, starting January 1, 2O14.  In his new role, Esposito will be setting up an... Read More

  Ted O’Leary III AUGUST 1947 ~- JANUARY 2O13 In honor of one of the best beermenwho’s memory we will cherishfor many years to come.Merrimack Valley Distributing Company FamilyGo Irish!    

LOUIS A. FERREIRA 88 Longtime Horizon Beverage employee Louis A. Ferreira passed away January 29 at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.  A member of the United States Army from 1943 to 1946, he served overseas in Germany and Central Europe.  Upon his return he studied accounting at American International College –... Read More

GREG PIERCE has been named Vice President of Sales.  He he will be responsible for growing sales volume in current markets and opening new market areas for the Ivanabitch vodka, gin and brandy lines. Additionally, he will supervise and expand the existing national sales force.  Pierce most recently served as... Read More

BEVERLY STEVENS is retiring as Assistant to the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Package Stores Association.  She has been with the association for 2O years – with the last 18 years spent working with Executive Director Frank Anzalotti.  ROBYN SEYMOUR has been hired as the new Assistant to the Executive... Read More

ANDY GIBSON has been named Chief Marketing Officer of Bacardi and President of Bacardi Global Brands.  In these roles Gibson will be responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of Bacardi’s portfolio of spirits brands. He also will serve as a member of the Bacardi Leadership Team.  Most recently,... Read More

ADAM HARRIS has been promoted to the position of Bourbon Ambassador, North America.  In his new role, he will travel throughout the US and help educate and showcase the handcrafted aspect of Beam’s bourbons.  Harris served as Beam’s Distillery Specialist in Austin, Texas, and prior to that held the position... Read More