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WILLIAM KELLEY, Massachusetts General Council for the ABCC, has been named as the 1st Vice President of the organization.  Other appointments include: Tennessee ABC Executive Director DANIELLE ELKS as President; RICK GARZA, Washington, as 2nd Vice President; ROGER JOHNSON, Wisconsin, as 3rd Vice President; THOMAS GRONEMAN, Kansas, as Central Region... Read More

                  KEVIN O’NEIl, currently President, US Spirits & TBA National Accounts and Sales Development, has been appointed to the newly-created role of President & Chief Commercial Officer.  The creation of this role will create a comprehensive commercial team that will set the... Read More

GREG DAVIS joins the company as Director of Distillery Operations.  Davis comes to Maker’s Mark with extensive experience in the bourbon industry – having most recently served as Master Distiller at the Tom Moore Distillery (formerly Barton’s) for the past 1O years.  During that time, Davis was instrumental in driving... Read More

KEVIN MOODIE has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, US.  Moodie was formerly President of Scottish & Newcastle Importers but left when the parent company was acquired by Heineken NV and Carlsberg Breweries A/S, and the US subsidiary shut down.

STEPHANIE KUBACKI has been appointed as Senior Director of Marketing.  In this newly created position, Kubacki will oversee strategic development, consumer and trade advertising and key initiatives for Palm Bay’s spirits portfolio including Aperol, Skinnygirl Margarita, Frapin Cognac, and other brands.  Kubacki has worked in the beverage alcohol industry for... Read More

John Broderick is joining the company as Vice President, Northeast Division.  Broderick has over 2O years of sales leadership experience and team development in the alcohol beverage industry.  He comes to SFIC from Nolet Spirits where he was a VP, leading Control States and the Eastern Region at various times. ... Read More

Captain JOE McCLAIN, a 29-year Navy veteran, has been named President of the national trade association.  McClain will join the Beer Institute upon his transition from active duty later this summer, and succeeds the late Jeff Becker, who led the organization for 11 years.  Since 2OO7, McClain has been responsible... Read More

Tom Klein of Rodney Strong Vineyards was elected Wine Institute Chairman for the 2O1O/2O11 fiscal year at the Wine Institute’s 76th Annual Meeting of Members.  Also elected were David Kent of the Wine Group, headquartered in Livermore, as First Vice Chairman; Kathleen Heitz Myers of Heitz Wine Cellars in St.... Read More

SILVIA LAGNADO has been named both the company’s Chief Marketing Officer and President of Bacardi Global Brands.  Lagnado replaces Stella David, who left Bacardi last August to become Chief Executive of William Grant & Sons.  Lagnado will join Bacardi by September 1 and will be based in the Bacardi Global... Read More

BOB MacNEVIN has been appointed Vice President, National Sales Manager-Spirits.  In this position, MacNevin will develop and lead a dedicated national spirits sales team, driving growth in the distribution, brand visibility and volume of Palm Bay’s spirits portfolio.  He will work closely with wholesalers, broker networks and Palm Bay sales... Read More