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GIANNI  MASCIARELLIpassed away on July 31 while on a business trip in Germany.  He was 52 years old.  Mr. Masciarelli was the premier winemaker/owner of Masciarelli vineyards in Abruzzo, Italy.Gianni inherited his passion for vineyards and wine from his grandfather, Giovanni.  In 1978, he produced his first wines at times... Read More

JOHN NICOLSON is set to replace MASSIMO VON MUNSTER as Heineken Americas President as of October 1.  Nicolson was formerly Managing Director for Eastern Europe, Asia and the U.S. for Scottish & Newcastle, which was bought by Heineken and Carlsberg earlier this year.  Massimo von Munster had decided to leave... Read More

PETER SHEEHAN has been appointed as Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing for the company’s National Brands Division.  In his new position, Sheehan will be responsible for the supervision of Sales Directors and Regional Managers based in four strategically-located markets – East, Midwest, South, and West/Southwest.  He will also... Read More

THOMAS G. KREKELER, a veteran beverage alcohol operations executive, has been appointed as Plant Manager at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, KY. Krekeler joins Pernod on August 18.

CHRISTIAN McMAHAN  has been named the new Chief Marketing Officer for Heineken USA. KEN KUNZE decided to depart the company following an 11-year tenure with the organization, the last three as Chief Marketing Officer and member of the management team. McMahan, formerly a Vice President of Marketing for Diageo North... Read More

ALLISON JORDAN has been named Director of Environmental Affairs at Wine Institute, a new department to oversee the sustainable winegrowing program and environmental issues. Jordan, who joined Wine Institute in 2OO4, was previously Communications Programs Manager and also Executive Director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, a position she will... Read More

SEAMUS McBRIDE will become the Bacardi’s new President and Chief Executive officer effective September 1. McBride was elected by unanimous vote of the board of directors as part of a planned succession process. He will join Bacardi Limited from the Colgate-Palmolive Company, where he served as Executive Vice President and... Read More

TONY TRUZZOLINO has been appointed to Vice President, Sales – East Region. A 25-year veteran of the beverage alcohol industry, he joins Future Brands from Beam Global Spirits & Wine, where he was Vice President, Commercial Development. Prior to joining Beam Global, Truzzolino was Senior Vice President, National Sales at... Read More

JULIAN COHEN has been appointed as Vice President of Marketplace Insights.  Cohen will lead the charge in providing strategic counsel on consumer insights and research which will help to deliver on the Beam Global vision, “Building Brands People Want to Talk About”.  He joins Beam Global with more than 17... Read More

TONY TRUZZOLINO was appointed Vice President, Sale-East Region. Truzzolino, a 25-year veteran of the beverage alcohol industry who has served in a variety of senior-level roles in the sales, distributor management and marketing areas, joins Future Brands from Beam Global Spirits & Wine, where he was Vice President- Commercial Development.... Read More