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HIRED:  Tom Spaven (formerly of Bacardi USA) as Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Heslep (formerly of Stoli Group) as Chief Sales Officer and Nick Papanicolaou (of Pernod Ricard) as Senior Advisor, all now at Volley Tequila Seltzer.

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APPOINTED:  Benson Marketing Group to represent St. George Spirits, one of America’s original craft distilleries.

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Zamora Americas Names Bill Corbett CEO, Makes Other Changes

Zamora Co., owner of popular wine and spirits brands including Licor 43, Yellow Rose Whiskey, Martin Miller’s Gin, and Ramón Bilbao wines, names Bill Corbett, currently CEO of Zamora Co. USA to be CEO for Zamora Americas and for Houston-based … Continue reading

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HIRED:  Tony Chvala as global CEO of Axia Spirit, a new extra-dry mastiha spirit (40% ABV) to launch soon in the U.S., UK and Greece.  He was instrumental in building Amazon’s private label program (AmazonBasics) globally and Groupon’s third pillar … Continue reading

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HIRED:  Kim Marotta as the first vp-global environment sustainability and promotes Rachel Roberts as global vp-consumer & society sustainability, both at Beam Suntory.  Marotta joins from Molson Coors Beverage Co. where she was an architect and leaders of Molson Coors … Continue reading

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NEW AGENCY: Magrino, New York, is named the agency of record for Horse Soldier Bourbon,  an all American, ultra-premium whiskey crafted by U.S. Army Green Berets who answered the country’s call days after 9/11 with a daring insertion, on horseback, … Continue reading

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