Future Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits Announces Leadership Roles For Supplier Management And Business Development -- Corporate Team

MIAMI and DALLAS, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the preparations to launch Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC ("Southern Glazer's"), Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. ("Southern") and Glazer's, Inc. ("Glazer's") today announced leadership roles for its Supplier Management and Business Development—Corporate team. These appointments will be effective following the close of the transaction between the two companies, which is expected at the end of the second quarter 2016.

The following group of leaders will establish companywide priorities regarding programs and promotions and ensure consistent ways of working across Southern Glazer's suppliers, regions and shared services. They include:

April Alejandro, Vice President of Multi-Cultural, will be responsible for multicultural marketing efforts across Southern Glazer's business channels to positively impact sales execution and engagement across multicultural markets.

David Chaplin, Vice President of Supplier and Business Development, will drive topline and bottom-line performance and growth across the Southern Glazer's footprint through the development and implementation of supplier growth strategies and work cross-functionally with Corporate, Regional and State teams on supplier strategy and development.

Brian Kavalsky, Vice President of Supplier Insights, will be responsible for providing supplier analytics and insights to drive overall performance for the Supplier Management teams. He will also serve as the key point of contact for Business Intelligence needs and system support for the Supplier Management teams. Brian will also be responsible for managing the Disaronno, Ferrari-Carano and SM USA Inc. portfolios.

Louis Zweig, Senior Vice President of Supplier Management, will be responsible for managing Agave Loco, Royal Wine, Sazerac and other regional supplier relationships, and will lead the Southern Glazer's New Supplier process and Supplier Optimization program. He will also work cross-functionally with Corporate, Regional and State teams on supplier strategy.

The following individuals have been appointed to Vice President of Supplier Management. In this role, this group will be the primary points of contact for assigned corporate managed suppliers. They will drive the suppliers' businesses to meet their goals along with those of Southern Glazer's. They include:

Heather Alper will manage the Francis Coppola Winery, Freixenet, New Parrott (Wente) and Prestige Wine Imports portfolios.

Greg Beyer will manage the Chopin, Proximo Spirits, Shaw-Ross and Sutter Home portfolios.

Blair Casey will manage E & J Gallo Winery and support regional suppliers.

Bob Casey will manage the Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits (formally Imperial Brands) and Patron Spirits portfolios.

Walter Cowell will manage the Campari and Treasury portfolios.

Brian Humphreys will manage the Casamigos, Ste. Michelle and Sidney Frank portfolios.

Robert Qualls will manage the Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Fifth Generation and Luxco portfolios.

Miron Sargent will manage the C Mondavi and Heaven Hill portfolios, and support central region suppliers.

Jason Schweriner will manage the Delegat, Rodney Strong, Mionetto USA, Terlato and The Wine Group portfolios.

About Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. is the nation's largest wine and spirits distributor and broker with operations in 38 markets. The multi-state distributor currently operates in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. On a national basis, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. employs more than 14,500 team members. Southern urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve and enjoy its products responsibly.

For more information about Southern and its responsible consumption program, see: http://www.southernwine.com.

About Glazer's, Inc.
Glazer's, one of the country's largest privately held companies, currently operates in 15 states, Canada and the Caribbean, and is one of the nation's largest distributors of wine, spirits and malt beverage products. The company has operations in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Canada, and the US Virgin Islands. The third-generation family business was founded in Dallas in 1933. For more information, please visit our website at www.glazers.com.

SOURCE Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.

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