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Beam Suntory promotes Carlo Coppola to managing director of James B. Beam Distilling Co., effective July 1.  He has been chief commercial officer.  Coppola will oversee long-term plans for the Beam family of brands, including Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Basil Hayden and Booker’s bourbons, managing the end-to-end P&L, as well as marketing, pricing, liquid allocation, while partnering with markets to effectively position the family of brands to consumers globally.