Paul Block, who joined Eastside Distilling Inc. 19 months ago as chairman and CEO resigned suddenly, effective Feb. 1. The Company has named Geoffrey Gwin as the interim CEO, and Elizabeth Levy-Navarro as the Chairman of the Board. In addition, the Company appointed Amy Lancer as Chief Commercial Officer of Spirits.
Lancer joined the company last year as VP-Financial Planning and Analysis. She previously had more than two decades of experience, having worked for Heineken, Bacardi, Diageo-Guinness, and Pernod Ricard USA.