Jim Matesich, president and CEO of Matesich Distributing Co. in Newark, Ohio, has been appointed as National Beer Wholesalers Association chairman, Other officers of NBWA’s Board of Directors include:
- Vice Chairman: Michael Schilleci, executive vice president of Supreme Beverage Company, Inc. in Birmingham, Ala.
- Treasurer: Brian Gelner, president of Heart of America Beverage Co. in Springfield, Mo.
- Secretary: Pat Blach, president of Blach Distributing Co., in Elko, Nev.
- Immediate Past Chairman: Paul J. Bertucci, executive vice president of F.E.B. Distributing Co. in Gulfport, Miss. and Capital City Beverages, Inc. in Jackson, Miss.