Bacardi North America names Alex Tomlin senior vp-marketing, a new post. She’s been a strategic marketing and innovation consultant after heading up Signature Brands at Proximo Spirits following 23 years at Diageo, where she was senior vp-marketing.
Brown-Forman Corp. names Jim Perry to succeed Jim O’Malley as Senior Vice President and Director, Global Government Relations & Corporate Affairs, who is retiring. Perry is currently Senior VP-Managing Director, Latin America Region,
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits appoints Carlos Ferrandiz to the new role of Executive Vice President and General Manager, Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits of New York, effective immediately. This follows Diageo North America’s recent decision to restructure its distributor alignment in New York to Southern Glazer’s, resulting in the creation of a new Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits selling division in New York dedicated to the Diageo portfolio.
Wine Institute elects John Sutton, CFO, Wine Group to be Board Chairman for the 2020-2021 fiscal year . Other officers elected were Suzanne Groth of Groth Vineyards & Winery in Oakville, first vice chairman; Rick Tigner of Jackson Family Wines, second vice chairman; Randall Lange of Lange Twins Family Vineyards & Winery in Acampo, Treasurer; and Matt Gallo of E. & J. Gallo Winery in Modesto, Secretary. Bobby Koch is President and CEO of Wine Institute.