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Heaven Hill Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam passed away on January 8. He had been battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, since 2O13. Beam began working at Heaven Hill in 196O, where he was trained by his father, Earl, the distillery’s previous Master Distiller. He earned the title himself in... Read More

THERESA McCULLA has been appointed as historian to oversee the museum’s American Brewing History Initiative. The three-year brewing initiative is part of the Smithsonian Food History program and was created in 2O16 to collect, document and preserve the history of brewing, craft brewers and the beer industry and explore how... Read More

NEIL WITTE has been appointed to the role of quality ambassador. In his new job he will work to promote the vision of the BA Quality subcommittee to, “develop a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality”. He began his career in the Kansas City brewpub industry, moving to... Read More

BILL NEWLANDS has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, a new position within the company. He joined Constellation in 2O15 as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer and currently serves as president of the Wine & Spirits Division. In his new role, Newlands will oversee the Beer... Read More

TITO BEVERIDGE, founder and owner of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, has been named the American Beverage Licensees (ABL) 2O17 Top Shelf Award honoree.  He will be recognized at the 15th annual ABL Meeting in March in Las Vegas.  The award, the highest honor presented by ABL, recognizes those who have demonstrated... Read More

MARC NICOLET has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President, National Sales Director.  Nicolet began his 18-year career in the spirits industry in distributor sales at Empire Merchants in New York.  He then moved to regional sales management positions for Ketel One, Cooper Spirits and Pisco Port’n. ... Read More

The Guild has hired KATIE STINCHON as its Executive Director to create a bigger impact and more synergy between Massachusetts breweries.  She joins the team with more than a decade of experience in event planning, marketing and public relations specializing in nonprofit organizations.  In addition, ROB BURNS from Night Shift... Read More

SIMON THORPE has been appointed as the brewing company’s new Chief Executive Officer.  Thorpe was previously Duvel Moortgat USA President/CEO, where he was instrumental in building the success of the company’s Brewery Ommegang in Upstate New York, and established partnerships with Boulevard Brewing Company and Firestone Walker Brewing Company.  He... Read More

ELIZABETH WISE has been named Vice President, Government Relations.  She spent the past eight years with Diageo as director of government relations.  While at Diageo Wise was responsible for the company’s extensive tax portfolio and also advocated for the social responsibility agenda.  She also conceptualized and launched the Diageo House... Read More

K.C.KAVANAGH has been appointed Senior Vice President and Global Chief Communications Officer.  In this role she will work to develop strategic internal and external corporate communications to support the company’s efforts to drive growth globally.  Kavanagh will also collaborate with the brand marketing teams to develop integrated public relations campaigns,... Read More