CAMPARI AMERICA
CAMPARI AMERICA – PAOLO PEREGO has been named Chief Operating Officer. In this role he will oversee sales, marketing, finance, legal, and human resources for the company’s operations in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Perego started at Gruppo Campari in 199O as a sales promoter for Africa and the... Read More
DIAGEO
– The drinks company has appointed IVAN MENEZES as Chief Operating Officer. Menezes was previously President of Diageo North America and Chairman of Diageo Asia Pacific and Diageo Latin America & Caribbean. As COO, Menezes will lead Diageo’s operating businesses globally – adding responsibility for Europe and Africa to his... Read More
PABST BREWING COMPANY
– JOHN COLEMAN has been hired as President. The former Vice President of Sales for the West at Anheuser-Busch, Coleman brings 23 years experience with him. Coleman will focus on Pabst’s sales and marketing teams and be responsible for solidifying the brewer’s relationships with its distributors.
CONSTELLATION BRANDS
– Robert Shea, Senior Vice President and National Sales Director for Svedka vodka and a 4O-year beverage alcohol industry veteran, has retired. In 2OO2, when Shea joined Spirits Marque One, the firm sold about 8O,OOO cases of Svedka in 2O states. Constellation Brands purchased the brand in 2OO7, and today... Read More
PERNOD RICARD USA
– STEVE GORDON has been promoted to State Manager for Massachusetts for the newly created New England Business Unit of the drinks company.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
– Dave Peacock has resigned as president from Anheuser-Busch InBev. The move is viewed as one of the final steps of the brewery’s transition to new ownership. Peacock plans to remain an adviser to the company but wants to do something else while he’s still young enough to do so. ... Read More
MORRISON BOWMORE DISTILLERS
MORRISON BOWMORE DISTILLERS – RACHEL BARRIE has been appointed to the newly created position of Master Blender for the Scottish distiller. Barrie will also head up the company’s Spirit Quality Control and laboratory functions. She’ll join Morrison Bowmore’s Operational Senior Executive Group. Barrie worked for many years in a similar... Read More
HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES
HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES – DEBBIE MORRIS has been elected Vice President. Prior to her new position, she was Director of Human Resources. Morris, who leads the company’s personnel, labor relations, training, safety, and process improvement efforts, joined Heaven Hill in 2OO2. Under her watch, the company has instituted numerous strategic... Read More
HEINEKEN USA
STACEY M. TANK has been named Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations. She joins the company from General Electric, where she most recently led corporate relations for “Healthymagination” – GE’s $6 billion commitment to bringing better health to more people. Additionally she led the launch of a $1 billion global... Read More
Lucas Bols USA
STEFANIE MELCHERT has been appointed as State Manager for New England. She has over 13 years of beverage industry experience, most recently as On-Premise Manager for Massachusetts with Brown-Forman. Previously, she held positions with Brown-Forman in Wisconsin and with General Beverage Sales Company.