Category Archives: Who and What

Santa Teresa Names First Female Master Rum Blender

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Ron Santa Teresa named Nancy Duarte  its new master blender, the first woman to hold this position within the company, and the fifth in the history of the brand. Santa Teresa is the leading producer of rum in Venezuela.  It has … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 16, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Coppersea Distilling, the Heritage-Methods farm distillery in New Paltz, New York, hires Dan Denisoff as President and Chief Operations Officer.  He joins Coppersea after a career in the beverage and CPG sector, including nearly 20 years in executive operational leadership roles … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 8, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

HIRED:  Nik Keane, as the Ultra Premium Portfolio Leader and Tim Szonyi as Global Innovations Leader at Stoli Group  Keane joins from Diageo, where he was global marketing leader, and Szonvi from Tribe Breweries, one of Australia’s largest craft beer … Continue reading →

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A-B Revamps Commercial Structure

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Kyle Norrington, currently president of Labatt in Canada, will assume a new role as U.S. chief commercial officer, overseeing Anheuser-Busch sales and Marketing in the U.S.  During his time leading Anheuser-Busch InBev‘s business in Canada, Norrington developed and implemented the Canada … Continue reading →

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Breakthru Beverage Names Tom Bené to Succeed Greg Baird

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Breakthru Beverage Group, a leading North American total beverage alcohol distributor with operations across the United States and Canada, today announced the Board of Managers has appointed Tom Bené as President and CEO, effective October 4, 2021. Most recently, Tom was President/CEO of the … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 24, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

PROMOTED:  Mike Remitz, to EVP-sales, NV Group USA.  He joined NV Group USA in October 2020 and is credited with growing the sales team to 12 representative from two.

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