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Atlas Distributing has appointed Richard Gebhardt as Director of Business Development. He will be responsible for all sales and marketing related to planning, programming and business development efforts. Mr. Gebhardt has more than 16 years experience at the wholesaler level and has held a sales manager position with Atlas since... Read More

Charles “Chip” Hartnett has been appointed as Director of National Accounts. He will be responsible for all national on-premise accounts for their portfolio of premium spirits. Hartnett joined Gosling-Castle Partners, a majority-owned subsidiary of Castle Brands, in 2OO6 as the brand director for the mid-Atlantic states.

DAVID GRINNELL has been promoted to Vice President of Brewing.  Their longtime Director of Brewing & Quality, he joined the company three years after the first case of Samuel Adams Boston Lager rolled out of the brewery.  In addition to overseeing the brewing, leading the brewing team, and developing new... Read More

Natalie Strong has been appointed as the organization’s Communications Manager on its public affairs and communications team.  In her new role she will participate in media relations and special events that focus on spirits trends and industry heritage, and will provide industry data to the media.  Strong most recently served... Read More

Remy Cointreau USA has appointed Dennis Floam as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.  In his new role, he will be responsible for managing both the Finance and Operations departments and will work directly with both Remy Cointreau, SA and the Remy Cointreau USA executive management team to direct... Read More

FLORENCE PRAMBERGER has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. She joins Beam Global after a four-year career at Campbell Soup Company. Pramberger takes the helm from MIKE GOLDBERG, who led the Beam Global human resource function for 12 of his 15 years with the company. Goldberg will... Read More

I just learned that Michael Jackson has died. Jackson was immensely influential on all of us: drinkers, brewers, distillers, and of course, writers. (He could be almost too influential; I remember one writer telling me that he didn’t read Jackson’s work at all any more, because he didn’t want to... Read More

BRUCE CARBONARI has been named Chief Executive, in addition to his current position of President and Chief Operating Officer. The new appointment will take effect January 1. Carbonari will succeed NORM WESLEY, who has been CEO since 1999. Wesley will continue to serve as Chairman of the board of directors.... Read More

DAN GRUNBECK has been named Vice President Sales, Pernod Ricard USA Wines. Grunbeck is an 18-year industry veteran who joins from the US division of William Grant & Sons, where he was Senior Vice President of Sales/National Sales Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing, Fine Wine Division. Among Grunbeck’s... Read More

NORMAN ADAMI is retiring from his position of President and CEO of SABMiller Americas on November 3O. Previously the President and Chief Executive Officer for Miller Brewing, Adami led the day-to-day operations at Miller from 2OO3 until August 2OO6, when he was promoted to the newly created position of President... Read More