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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

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

KELLY DOSS has been appointed to the newly created position of Maker’s Mark Vice President-Global Marketing.  Doss joined the company in 2OO2 and has held a number of brand marketing positions with increasing responsibility.  For the past two years, she has served as Senior Director-US Bourbon and Whiskeys.

JOHN AGUIRRE has been appointed President for the organization.  In this role, Aguirre will lead the association in serving as an advocate for California’s winegrape growers, whose crops contribute more than $2 billion annually to the state’s economy.  Aguirre will also oversee the association’s membership, legislative, regulatory and marketing activities.

NICK ROSE, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will stand down at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on October 14 and will leave Diageo at the end of December.  He will be replaced by Deputy Finance Director Deirdre Mahlan.

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

Liz Tobin has been selected as Chairman of Worldwide Brewing Alliance (WBA).  The WBA was established in 2OO3 with the objective of disseminating and exchanging good practices and information on responsible alcohol consumption, environmental sustainability, product integrity, and the impact of beer on society.  It is comprised of ten brewing... Read More

Drew Munro has been appointed General Manager of the Bourbon US Category Business Team (CBT).  Additionally, JAY MATHEW has been hired as General Manager of the Classics US CBT.  Beam Global’s commercial marketing function in the US has three CBTs: Bourbon (including Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark); Classics (including Courvoisier... Read More