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The company has hired BRIAN COX as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Cox has more than 2O years’ experience in the spirits industry, having held US and global positions at Allied Domecq and Moet Hennessy before joining Diageo where he most recently led their Scotch whisky division. Additionally... Read More

SARAH LONG has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Americas region, which includes North, South and Central Americas. In this role she’ll be responsible for further elevating the luxury image of the brands. Additionally, Long will provide executive leadership and brand management across the company’s... Read More

RACHEL BARRIE has been appointed as whisky maker for the drinks company’s Scotch whisky portfolio, which includes the BenRiach, The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries. She succeeds BILLY WALKER, who will continue to support the distilleries and share his whisky expertise throughout the transition. Barrie was Master Blender of Morrison Bowmore... Read More

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