“Peter’s two decades of experience serving the beer distribution industry in Southern California will be especially valuable as he helps lead this industry forward over the next year,” Craig Purser, president/CEO of NBWA. “Peter’s expertise and insights have already served NBWA well as an active member and Vice-Chairman. We welcome his leadership during such a crucial time for the industry.”
During his remarks, Heimark discussed his deep roots in the beer distribution business and spoke about the resilience of the industry throughout the pandemic, highlighting distributors’ role as essential businesses and their commitment to local communities.
“I was pretty much born to this business – third generation, going to the warehouse with my dad on Saturdays as a kid and vacationing around conventions just like this one. I am extremely honored to be your new Chairman, particularly at such a pivotal moment for our industry,” said Peter Heimark, President of Heimark Distributing. “Despite all the special interests that want to see us fail, we’re still here, and we continue to show we’re essential. Because we do what we always do — we get to work, we figure it out no matter the challenge and we get the job done.”
Following Heimark’s comments, NBWA presented several awards to distributor members:
- The Public Affairs Award was given to Laura Markstein of Markstein Sales Company for her work on promoting the Distributors Against Human Trafficking Initiative.
- The Kenny Kerr PAC Award was given to Gregory ‘Bud’ Dunn, Jr. of Atlas Sales for his work to continue growing the PAC every year since his chairmanship in 2019.