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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.
Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis will join Colorado-based cannabis company Veritas as a partner who “will play an active role in strategic growth initiatives for the brand,” a spokesperson told Brewbound. Katechis founded Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado, in 1997. The brewery grew to become the 14th-largest craft brewery by volume in the U.S. in 2015, when Fireman Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in it.
Atlanta Brewing Company appointed Alton Shields as the Georgia craft brewery’s new president and general manager last month.
Modern Times Beer announced new policy changes and initiatives over the weekend, as well as an official launch of its search for a new CEO.
Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito officially passed the torch Thursday to Michel Doukeris after 15 years with the world’s largest beer manufacturer.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has pulled from within its ranks for its next North American Zone and U.S. CEO, naming Brendan Whitworth to the post today.
Denver Beer Co. is joining the NFT scene.
New Lord Hobo CEO Brian Walsh says his goal is to bring stability to the Woburn, Massachusetts-based craft brewery. Walsh, an industry veteran who most recently helped lead the post-bankruptcy business Smuttynose Brewing Company in New Hampshire, was introduced last Thursday as CEO, taking the reins from founder Daniel Lanigan, who remains a member of the company’s board of directors.
Lord Hobo Brewing Co. has appointed industry veteran Brian Walsh as the Woburn, Massachusetts-based craft brewery’s new CEO. The company informed employees today that Walsh, who last served as CEO of Smuttynose Brewing Company, has assumed the post from Lord Hobo founder Daniel Lanigan, who will remain a member of the company’s board of directors.
Newly appointed Duvel USA president Seraf De Smedt and members of the company’s leadership team discussed the path forward today nearly five months after the revelation of a toxic work environment led to leadership changes at the top of Boulevard Brewing Company. “We’ve focused a lot the last few months on collaboration and really having transparent and honest conversations,” vice president of communication and culture Julie Weeks told Brewbound.
North Coast Brewing Company has hired Marten “Marty” Compton as the company’s vice president of sales and marketing.
Jacob McKean, the founder and CEO of Modern Times, has resigned from his role after the San Diego craft brewery was named several times as a hostile workplace on a social media account that began sharing industry employees’ experiences of widespread sexism in the beer industry.
Sierra Nevada VP of sales Nick Lundquist has resigned from the company “to pursue other opportunities,” according to a note shared with wholesalers by Joe Whitney, the Chico, California-headquartered craft brewery’s chief commercial officer.
Atlanta-headquartered Monday Night Brewing announced plans today to open a 3,000 sq. ft. taproom in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
Goose Island creates several innovation roles; former Brewbound editor joins Athletic Brewing as emerging brands manager; and Boulevard brings on HR director.
