News Briefs for May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013•Patrón Spirits has appointed Paul Rothenberg vice president, on-premise national accounts. In his new role, Rothenberg will be charged with leading Patrón’s national on-premise team, and will work closely with the company’s U.S. distributor partners and national restaurant, bar, hotel and concession accounts. He will report directly to executive vice president of sales, North America, Phil Gervasi. Prior to joining Patrón Spirits, Rothenberg had most recently served as chief sales ticketing officer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he also previously held various sales and marketing roles at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons and Universal Orlando.
•Laurent-Perrier U.S. has named Camille Cox vice president of sales. Cox was most recently national sales manager East Coast for Pahlmeyer Winery in Napa, where her territory covered 26 states, the Caribbean, Duty Free and Cruise Lines. Previously, she was the southeast regional manager for Laurent-Perrier for 10 years, beginning in 1998, when the U.S. subsidiary was established. Cox will report directly to Michelle DeFeo, executive vice president of Laurent-Perrier U.S.
•Glazer’s has promoted Thomas Rowen to senior vice president of sales for Arkansas, effective June 1, 2013. Rowen will report to Scott Rawlings, Glazer’s regional president for Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Rowen started his career with Glazer’s in 2003 as the general sales manager for Diageo-Moët Hennessy in Iowa. He was promoted to state president for Iowa in 2007, and still currently holds that position.
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