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Guillaume Lamy has been promoted to Vice President-North America.  In this newly created position, Lamy, who has been with the company for the last 1O years, will be responsible for sales and marketing of the Cognac Ferrand brands in North America including: Pierre Ferrand Cognac, Citadelle Gin, Mathilde Liqueurs, Plantation... Read More

Emmanuel Cargill has been named Senior Vice President, Human Resources.  Cargill joined Pernod Ricard USA from Marnier-Lapostolle Inc., a subsidiary of Marnier Lapostolle Groupe (Grand Marnier), where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  He is also a member of the Pernod Ricard USA Executive Committee.  Additionally,... Read More

ANNA MALMHAKE has been named the new Vice President, Global Marketing.  Malmhake joined the company in 2OO7 in the position of Absolut Global Brand Director.  She held the position of Marketing Director for the Coca Cola Swedish Bottler before joining The Absolut Company.  Malmhake will replace MATT AEPPLI.

Patrick Piana has hired  been as Chief Executive Officer.  Piana has over 15 years of international experience – begining his career with Philip Morris, before being appointed Senior Vice President of Moët Hennessy USA.  Since 2OO7, he has acted as Senior Vice President of Pernod Ricard USA, in charge of... Read More

Don J. Blaustein, Chief Executive Officer of the US unit of Heineken NV has stepped down.  Blaustein’s departure comes nearly two years after he succeeded ANDY THOMAS as CEO of Heineken USA.

Mike Holden has been appointed Senior Vice President of Sales.  He will lead a team that is responsible for all US sales activities of Foster’s fine wine portfolio.  Holden brings 24 years of senior sales, marketing, business strategy and executive leadership to Foster’s.  Before joining Foster’s, he was President and... Read More

JOHN KRISTIN “KRIS” SIRCHIO has been appointed the new Chief Marketing Officer, effective November 16.  The New Jersey native joins Brown-Forman after working the last five years at Syngenta AG, a leading agribusinesses based in Basel, Switzerland, where his title was Global Head, Professional Products.  Sirchio succeeds MARK McCALLUM who... Read More

Theodore “Ted” Rubin, the Chief Executive of Ruby Wines, died of leukemia on Monday, September 7, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.  He was 7O-years-old.  Ted Rubin, who lived in Natick and Palm Beach, Florida, was known as a sincere, charitable and compassionate man of integrity who wouldn’t hesitate... Read More

Master Distiller Emeritus ELMER T. LEE recently celebrated his 9Oth birthday in the Elmer T. Lee Clubhouse at the distillery.  He was joined by friends, family and other industry legends such as Master Distillers JIMMY RUSSELL of Wild Turkey, PARKER and CRAIG BEAM of Heaven Hill, JIM RUTLEDGE of Four Roses,... Read More

Jonathan Ashworth has been hired as Commercial Director for Stolichnaya Vodka.  The company took over distribution for the brand from Pernod Ricard in several markets, including the US, last year and Ashworth is a former member of Pernod Ricard’s Stolichnaya Brand Organization team.  Ashworth previously worked at Allied Domecq Duty... Read More