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The Switch Beverage Co.,
Stamford, Conn., has named Maura Mottolese president. Mottolese
previously served as senior vice president of marketing at Revlon and prior
to that worked for Snapple as director of innovation and new products… Beam Wine Estates, Healdsburg,
Calif., has named Christopher Lynch chief marketing officer and a member of the company’s
executive committee. Prior to Beam, Lynch served as managing director of Pernod Ricard’s New Zealand
wine business… David G. Burke has been named vice president of business development for Primo Water Corp., Winston-Salem,
N.C. Burke’s prior beverage industry experience includes serving as
chief marketing officer and vice president of consumer and category
development for the Pepsi Bottling Group, Somers, N.Y., and president of sales and marketing for the
eastern seaboard region of Coca-Cola
Enterprises… China
Mist Brands, Scottsdale, Ariz., has appointed Patrick Graney vice president of
sales and marketing, Jeremy Moore national sales director for the Southeastern United States
and Angela Rehbein national
sales director for the western United States… The Wine Market Council, St. Helena,
Calif., has selected Bill Cascio of Glazer’s as the new chair of its board of directors. He succeeds
outgoing chair Michaela Rodeno of St. Supery Vineyards & Winery, who continues as a member of the
council’s executive committee. The group also named John Ledbetter of Ledbetter/Vino Farms treasurer and Chris Fehrnstrom of Icon Estates secretary, and
announced two-year board terms for Mel Dick of Southern Wine & Spirits, Jerry Douglas of Biltmore Estate, Donna Duncanson of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Chris Fehrnstrom of Icon Estates, Ray Herrmann of Sunbelt Beverage Corp., Michaela Rodeno of St. Supery, and Heidi Scheid of Scheid Vineyards. Continuing in their current terms are board members Jack Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars, Andy Beckstoffer of Beckstoffer Vineyards and Michael Mondavi of Folio Wine Partners.