Beam Suntory promoted Marc André Tousignant to Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018. Tousignant will succeed John Owen, who, as previously announced, plans to leave the company at year end to pursue opportunities closer to his family in New York. Tousignant currently serves as CFO of Beam Suntory’s Americas region, which is responsible for more than half of the company’s profits. What We’re Reading —
Here’s to Washington’s 35-Year-Old Craft-Brewing Industry
It’s hard to imagine now, with a brewpub on seemingly every corner, and many tasty local brands to choose from, but before 1982 Seattle was a wasteland of pale, bland beers. Read more here, from the Seattle Times.