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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.
Founders Brewing Company co-founder and CEO Mike Stevens will move into the role of board member, effective February 1, as the Grand Rapids, Michigan-headquartered craft brewery searches for a new CEO, the company announced today.
Deschutes Brewery has named Peter Skrbek as its new CEO, effective immediately. Skrbek, who served as chief financial officer, assumes the post from Michael LaLonde, who took the role of president in 2011 and later added the title of CEO in 2017 of the Bend, Oregon, craft brewery — the 10th largest by volume, according to the Brewers Association.
The fifth generation of the Wanty family is taking the reins at O&W Inc., a Ypsilanti, Michigan-based independent beer wholesaler.
Modern Times Beer has named Jennifer Briggs its new CEO and has promoted Danielle Jackson to VP of sales, the San Diego-headquartered craft brewery announced Wednesday. Briggs, a member of Modern Times board of directors, was appointed interim CEO in October after founder and former CEO Jacob McKean resigned in May 2021 and president and chief operating officer Chris Sarette departed in August 2021, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Atwater Brewery owner and president Mark Rieth announced he will be stepping down after more than 16 years with the Detroit-based, Molson Coors-owned craft brewery.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has tapped Andy Thomas as president of its Brewers Collective business unit (BCBU), the division that contains A-B’s craft brands, effective today.
The Beer Institute (BI) has promoted several team members, including Susan Haney, who was elevated to senior VP of public affairs, the trade group announced Wednesday.
Sierra Nevada Brewing company has hired Ellie Preslar as its new vice president of sales.
Pabst Brewing Company has tapped Anheuser-Busch InBev alum Paul Chibe to succeed Eugene Kashper as CEO. Kashper, who acquired Pabst with TSG Consumer Partners in 2014, will remain with the company as chairman of the board of directors.
Beverage maker Stewart’s Enterprise Inc. (SEI) announced late last week that it has named industry veteran Tony Gaines as the company’s new CEO. In his new role, Gaines will help the craft soda maker increase momentum behind its alcoholic beverage brands, including its recently launched Stewart’s Spiked Seltzers and the upcoming launch of a RTD Hard Rock-branded hard seltzer line.
Following the acquisition of Bell’s Brewery earlier this week, Lion Little World Beverages said managing director Matt Tapper will exit the company next year after a 25-year career, and New Belgium CEO Steve Fechheimer will lead the company’s U.S. craft brewery platform.
After finding its own path, Lantern now has its new guide. Last month, the Boston-based cannabis delivery platform announced the promotion of its president, Meredith Mahoney, to co-founder and CEO.
For nearly a decade, Michael Taylor and Felipe Szpigel worked together at Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B), building and guiding the world’s largest beer manufacturer’s craft beer division.
The Michael James Jackson Foundation (MJF) has awarded eight scholarships to beer industry professionals in its second round of grants aimed to help Black, Indigenous, and people of color advance in the brewing and distilling industries.
