Category Archives: New Personnel

Backpack Wine Intros New Variety, Hires Regional Sales Director

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Backpack Wine, the premium canned wine blended from Washington State grapes and produced by Source Code Beverage, Oak Brook, Ill., is expanding its portfolio and its

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Posted on October 16, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

TricorBraun WinePak, North America’s leading wine bottle distributor, hired David Jewell to be VP of WinePak Operations.  Jewell joins from Constellation Brands where he spent nine years in

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Posted on October 4, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Bacardi Ltd. named John Burke, 51, global chief marketing officer and president of Bacardi Global Brands Ltd.  The company also named Ignacio del Valle, 47, leads commercial operations for the Latin America & Caribbean region as its Regional President.  Both … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 4, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Amici Cellars names Melissa Devore Executive Vice President, a newly created role.  Devore comes to Amici following 11 years with Total Wine & More, where she spent the past six as Vice President of Wine Buying; she also created the … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants names Nicolas Kurban VP of Restaurants + Bars – East, and promotes Scott Gingerich VP of Restaurant + Bars – West.

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Posted on September 18, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Jeremy Santo is the new head winemaker for Mercer Estates, succeeding Jessica Munnell.

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