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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

Paul Walsh has been appointed as Chairman.  Walsh, Diageo’s chief executive, takes over the role from Pernod Ricard’s Director Richard Burrows, who has retired from the SWA after six years on its council.  Ian Curle, Chief Executive of The Edrington Group, has been appointed as the SWA Vice-Chairman in succession... Read More

Pete Carr has been promoted to President, Control States Diageo North America. Prior to this, he was General Manager of Diageo’s Florida Cluster. In this position, Carr will be responsible for leading Diageo’s strategic agenda across the Control States for US Spirits. Carr will also represent Diageo as liaison to... Read More

Jonathan Yusen has been hired as the new Senior Vice President of marketing for its US subsidiary.  In this position, Yusen will oversee marketing for the company’s spirits and wine brands, such as Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, Hendrick’s Gin and Milagro Tequila.  Yusen has almost ten years spirits industry experience, having... Read More

Eric Gregory has been named as its new president.  He succeeds Ed O’Daniel, a Springfield, Kentucky attorney and businessman who was president for 17 years.  Gregory has been governmental affairs manager at East Kentucky Power Cooperative in Winchester, Kentucky since 2OOO.

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