Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Board of Directors elected the group’s 2018-2019 Executive Committee led by Chairman Barkley Stuart, EVP-Government Affairs of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and including Missouri wholesaler Sue McCollum of Major Brands, the first female to join the group’s senior leadership ranks as treasurer.
Other association officers include Vice Chairman Syd Ross, Great Lakes Wine & Spirits; Senior Vice President Danny Wirtz, Breakthru Beverage Group; Vice President Chris Underwood, Young’s Market Co.; Secretary Tom Cole, Republic National Distributing Co.; Treasurer Sue McCollum, Major Brands; and immediate past Chairman Carmine Martignetti, Martignetti Cos.
The 2018-2019 Executive Committee also includes three at-large representatives: Leadership Caucus A Representative Cutter Smith, Eder Brothers; as well as two Leadership Caucus B Representatives, Steven Becker, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and Richard Leventhal, Fedway Associates.