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Beverage Media
October 2012
appointments
TY KU
TY KU h a s a p p o i n t e d
Richard Fein
to the position
of VP Eastern Division. In
this role he leads TY KU sales
and distribution from Florida
to Maine. Recently, Fein
played an important role at
SVEDKA as GM at Constel-
lation USA. Fein is joined by
Kelly Reid Smith
,
who has
been promoted fromWestern
Regional Manager to VP of
Corporate Accounts, over-
seeing all TY KU business in
national and regional chain
grocery for both saké and
spirits. She has been with the
company since 2009.
HEINEKEN USA
Heineken USA has ap-
pointed
Matthew Kahn
as
VP of Marketing for Portfo-
lio Brands. In this role Kahn
is responsible for leading
the development and ex-
ecution of brand strategy,
media and public relations
for Dos Equis, Newcastle
Brown Ale, Amstel and the
recently acquired Strong-
bow Cider brand. Prior to
joining Heineken USA,
Kahn was a SVP of Market-
ing at Energy Brands, Inc./
glacèau in a variety of mar-
keting roles for brands like
smartwater, vitaminwater
and Powerade.
HEAVEN HILL
DISTILLERIES
Heaven Hill Distilleries has
hired
Bernie Lubbers
as
American Whiskey Brand
Ambassador. In his new role,
Lubbers will further enhance
the profile of the Heaven
Hill American Whiskey
Collection among both con-
sumers and trade. He will
also educate these parties on
history, production, laws and
standards of the products in
the portfolio.
THE HESS COLLECTION
The Hess Collection has ap-
pointed new division manag-
ers as part of reorganization ef-
forts.
Chris Ireland
now leads
the Eastern Division, with
responsibility for key markets
including New York and Flor-
ida. Ireland was most recently
National Retail Manager and
EasternCentral Regional Sales
Manager. He joined Hess in
2008
and has since earned the
company’s top honor as Sales
Manager of the Year.
DALLA TERRA WINERY
DallaTerraWineryDirect has
appointed
Amelia Di Marco
to the sales team as New York
and New Jersey District Man-
ager. Based in Brooklyn, Di
Marco continues to develop
and strengthen the presence of
Dallas Terra wines in the East
Coast market. Her previous
positions in the wine industry
include time as a key account
sales representative for VIN-
TUS, a wine educator and
PR coordinator at Winebow,
at Domenico Valentino as a
wine sales representative and
a wine tour coordinator at Al-
tesino in Montalcino.
ISLAND CLUB BRANDS
Island Club Brands has ap-
pointed
Robert MacNevin
as EVP of Sales. MacNevin
has over 23 years of experi-
ence in the wine and spirits
industry in sales and market-
ing positions. He led the stra-
tegic development and cre-
ation of the spirits division
at Palm Bay that launched
Skinnygirl Margarita.
PARALLEL NAPA VALLEY
Parallel Napa Valley has
appointed
Lindsay Faith
Weinhold
as Manager of Busi-
ness Development, represent-
ing the luxury wine portfolio
in all capacities, from sales
and marketing to new busi-
ness development efforts. She
is responsible for the creation
and execution of hospitality
experience for Parallel’s visi-
tors, as well as establishment
and servicing of direct to trade
accounts nationally. She was
formerly the Director of Hos-
pitality andMarketing for von
Strasser Winery.
