North Coast Brewing Co. names Jennifer Owen CEO. She has been acting as Interim CEO/CFO since October 2021. She will retain the position of CFO as she continues to lead and care for the financial health of the company. Owen was recruited from the City of Fort Bragg 4 years ago where her CPA training and communication skills helped her become a highly successful grant writer and project manager. Her first role at NCBC was Controller, and she was promoted to CFO in 2019.
Diageo named Karen Blackett, OBE, as a non-executive director, effective June 1. She is UK Country Manager for WPP plc and CEO of GroupM UK.