Quintessential Brands Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Ward as Vice President, National Accounts and Control Board Sales for Quintessential Brands North America as the company looks to increase its presence in the USA.
Prior to joining the Quintessential Brands Group family, Ward led teams that launched some of the most successful drinks brands in the US; including Stella Artois, Heineken Light, Dos Equis, The Macallan Rare Cask and The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old. He previously served as Vice President, Division Manager, Edrington Americas, and for seven years as Vice President of Sales at Heineken USA.
CEO for Quintessential Brands North America, Bill Spann, comments; “Steve brings to our company a wealth of industry experience and a robust commitment to achieving Quintessential Brands Group’s goals in the world’s leading consumer market. He will play a major role in helping secure and service national and regional accounts for our strategic brands and open new channels for our QBSS products. We are delighted to welcome Steve to the Quintessential Brands family and I look forward to working with him and further establishing Quintessential Brands as one of the most dynamic spirits companies in the world today.”
Steve’s sales skills and market knowledge will be put to immediate use in helping Quintessential Brands Group build awareness of its diverse portfolio of award-winning premium brands, which includes some of the fastest growing gin brands in the world, including BLOOM London Dry Gin, Thomas Dakin Small Batch Gin and Greenall’s, the Original Handcrafted London Dry Gin since 1761. The company’s gin prowess has been recognized by the industry with Quintessential Brands recently reclaiming the title of Gin Distiller of the Year in the International Spirits Challenge 2018.
The company’s Irish Whiskey portfolio is also making waves in the industry worldwide; following the much-anticipated launch of The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey in February in NYC, the company’s Irish Whiskey brands have been lauded with praise and accolades recently, with every expression winning a gold medal in at least one competition in 2018 so far. The company is set to open a new working distillery in the heart of Dublin’s historic whiskey making district, The Liberties, later this year, with production of all its whiskeys moving to the site.
Quintessential Brands’ expertise also expands across Irish Cream, with leading brands including O’Mara’s Irish Country Cream and Feeney’s Irish Cream Liqueur. In addition to providing customers around the world with leading premium brands, Quintessential Brands is also a leading supplier of own and private label brands to retailers across the world, renowned for its liquid development expertise at its world-class production sites across Europe.
ABOUT QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS
Quintessential Brands owns an award-winning portfolio of world-class spirit brands, which is powered by a strong entrepreneurial vision and passion for innovation, backed by centuries of handcrafted distilling expertise.
Quintessential Brands Group was established in 2011 with the acquisition of G&J Distillers, the UK’s foremost gin distillery, which evolved from Thomas Dakin’s original 1761 operation and now produces an unrivalled quality gin selection. In Ireland, Dublin Liberties Distillery is our home of modern Irish whiskeys and First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix crafts award-winning Irish creams. Our French hub, L&L France, creates fine French fruit liqueurs, cognacs, brandies and vodka.
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