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INduSTRy SpOTlIghT Art Wirtz. Julian Burzynski. Ed Callison. approach, each Wirtz Beverage state business unit will now be under his purview. Art Wirtz, a thirdgeneration family member, assumes the Executive Vice President position with a concentration on Supply Chain. Ed Callison continues as Executive Vice President and in addition to leading business development, adds government affairs to his list of key responsibilities. Ensuring a coordinated approach, each EVP will report directly into Wirtz Beverage Group President Rocky Wirtz. All will continue to act as liaisons with supplier partners throughout the organization. Deep Eddy cofounder and CEO Clayton Christopher has announced that he and co-founder Chad Auler have named Eric Dopkins the new CEO of the all-natural craft vodka company based in Austin, Texas. Christopher will transition from CEO and become Executive Eric Dopkins. Chairman and Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer. Dopkins most recently served as president of Young's Market Company California and as VP/General GM of West U.S. for Pernod Ricard USA. John Esposito, President of Stoli Group USA, announces the appointment of Lori Tieszen as VP of Marketing. She will be responsible for leading all marketing activities for Stoli Group USA and will be based in New York. Tieszen has worked with many iconic brands, including J&B and Lori Tieszen. Hennessy. In her career, she has held senior marketing roles with Finlandia Vodka, Schieffelin & Somerset (which later became Moët Hennessy USA) and most recently served as Executive Director for Wines of Chile USA. .3125 No Live Matter in this area! Danny Wirtz. Norman Bonchick, CEO and Chairman of Van Gogh Imports, has announced that Steve Ackerman has been appointed to the newly created position of National Sales Manager, Vice President. Ackerman first joined the company in 2007 as the Eastern Division Manager. In his new role, Ackerman will oversee the sales team and Steve Ackerman. call on distributor partners around the country to deliver key messaging regarding the company's goals and philosophy while ensuring their needs are met at the same time. He will report to Jonathan Bleiberg, President and COO. Before coming to Van Gogh Imports, Ackerman was Assistant National Sales Manager for Distillerie Stock USA, LTD and prior to that he served as the Northeast Division Manager for William Grant & Sons Inc. Certified Sommelier Elizabeth Huettinger is the new Wine Director of Addison, the Five-Star, Five-Diamond restaurant of The Grand Del Mar in San Diego. She will be responsible for the care and maintenance of Addison's 37,000-bottle wine collection. Elizabeth Huettinger. 12 / the tasting panel / june 2013 TP0613_001-41.indd 12 5/23/13 4:23 PM