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Japanese brewing giant Asahi has enlisted Molson Coors vet Paul Verdu to serve as managing director of Asahi Beer USA and Octopi Brewing in the U.S, the company announced today.
The American Cider Association (ACA) has named its next CEO. Monica Cohen, a former executive for Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), has been appointed CEO of the hard cider trade association, taking over less than a month ahead of the ACA’s largest annual industry event, CiderCon (February 4-7).
The Brewers Association (BA) has named Bart Watson as the trade group’s next president and CEO. Watson will succeed Bob Pease, who is retiring from the organization, effective January 3. Watson’s first day in the new role will be January 6.
With the snap of Thanos’ fingers, Creature Comforts Los Angeles branded taproom is no more. The taproom closed in October after two years in business.
Ball Corporation is making a change to its top leadership post. The world’s largest aluminum can manufacturer appointed Ronald J. Lewis as its new CEO, replacing Daniel W. Fisher, effective immediately. Lewis will also join the company’s board of directors.
Lauren Woods Limbach joined New Belgium in 196 and the rest is “an incredible fairy tale, wild ride, with some of the hardest work and the best people on Earth,” she said in an Instagram video last week announcing her upcoming retirement.
The Brewers Association (BA) has hired Michael Mohr-Ramirez to lead its federal government affairs efforts, the trade organization announced Monday.
Longtime brewers Spencer Guy and Max Myers have acquired Atrium Brewing (Louisville, Kentucky) from founders Princeton Hurst and Mark Rubenstein, the brewery announced this week. Casamigos co-founders George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman are launching a non-alcoholic (NA) beer in March, according to Page Six.
The owners of Cricket Hill (Fairfield, New Jersey) have listed the brewery for sale as they prepare to retire. At 24 years old, Cricket Hill is one of the Garden State’s oldest craft breweries. Ballast Point (San Diego, California) plans to lay off 37 employees effective December 15, according to a pair of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices in California filed on October 8.
Boston Beer Company’s chief supply chain officer (CSCO) Phil Hodges has been promoted to chief operating officer, effective immediately, the company announced after market close Monday with a press release, and 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Dan Kleban suspends Senate campaign; BrewDog layoffs hit U.S.; Sunset’s new GM; Outlaw rides into Texas; Lawson’s and Crowns & Hops partner on Illumin-8.
Long-time Anheuser-Busch InBev sales leader Jake Kirsch will take over as president of its U.S. beyond beer business, effective January 1. Kirsch supplants Fabricio Zonzini, who has led the division since November 2019.
A key c-suite executive is departing Molson Coors as new president and CEO Rahul Goyal realigns the company’s leadership team and organizational structure, unwinding its Americas Commercial Organization.
Molson Coors named long-time chief strategy officer Rahul Goyal as the company’s new president and CEO, succeeding Gavin Hattersley who announced in April plans to retire at the end of the year.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter (September 15-16), including headlines from Moosehead, Call to Arms, Boston Beer Company and more.
Celsius Holdings, which was tapped by PepsiCo last week to be the company’s “strategic energy lead,” has appointed seasoned marketing executive Rishi Daing as CMO, effective today.
Longtime Heineken USA chief sales officer Jim Sloan will retire from the company next month after 20 years with the Dutch brewing giant.
