BACARDI LIMITED
RON ANDERSON has been hired as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role Anderson will focus on enhancing sales force capabilities, commercial effectiveness and implementing more robust go-to-market programs. He will provide leadership support to the regions and help identify capabilities to strengthen the company’s commercial operations. ... Read More
VOLI SPIRITS
DAN SAURER has been appointed President of National Accounts of Voli Sprits. He will be responsible for all national off-premise chain activity, including Sam’s Walmart, Costco, Ralphs, and Safeway. Saurer comes to Voli Spirits from White Rock Distilleries where he was Director of Off-Premise National Accounts for Pinnacle Vodka.
PERNOD RICARD USA
There are several key senior management changes at the drinks company. PAUL DUFFY, chairman and CEO, Pernod Ricard USA, has been appointed chairman and CEO, The Absolut Company. Duffy, who also was named to the Pernod Ricard Group Executive Committee, succeeds PHILIPPE GUETTAT, who has been named chairman and CEO,... Read More
THE WINE INSTITUTE
KATHLEEN HEITZ MYERS of Heitz Wine Cellars in St.Helena has been elected the 2O12-2O13 board chairman for the public policy advocacy group representing nearly 1OOO California wineries. Other board officers elected include: CHRIS FEHRNSTROM of Constellation Wines US in San Francisco, first vice chairman; CAROLYN WENTE of Wente Family Estates... Read More
WILLIAM GRANT & SONS
The drinks company has promoted CASPAR MACRAE to the newly created role of Vice President, Brand Marketing, USA. He will be responsible for leading the company’s US brand teams in their long-range growth plans and consumer-led programming, and also continue working with the company’s stable of brands including Glenfiddich, Hendrick’s... Read More
UNITED STATES BARTENDERS’ GUILD
RICHARD GOMEZ has been named the first-ever Diageo World Class US Ambassador. After a nationwide two-month search, Gomez was selected as the Ambassador and will travel to Brazil to compete at the World Class Global Final against 47 of his peers from around the globe. While in Brazil, Gomez will... Read More
SIDNEY FRANK IMPORTING
ADAM ROSEN has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Marketing/Jägermeister. He has a background growing brands such as Stolichnaya vodka, Tanqueray gin and Johnnie Walker whisky. He began his career at Pernod Ricard and most recently worked at Diageo as Group Brand Director of their... Read More
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) has named ALEXANDRA SKLANSKY as the organization’s Public Relations Director, based in New York. Sklansky’s role will include highlighting industry heritage and spirits trends through media relations, special events, category heritage trips and partnerships. Prior to joining... Read More
HEINEKEN USA
HEINEKEN USA – CHRISTOPHER WADE has been named Vice President of Sales Development. In his new role, Wade will be responsible for overseeing the delivery and execution of the company’s commercial plans and priorities. His key focus will be performance management and defining the most efficient way to drive analytics... Read More
HARDY USA
– The drinks company has hired RICK PETTIFORD as a spirits and wine specialist covering the East Coast, working with distributors in the region. Pettiford has over 2O years experience selling spirits and wines and is based in Brockton, Massachusetts.