Global Spirits Appoints Christopher Florian National Chain Account Manager
New York, NY, April 26, 2017 (Newswire.com) - Global Spirits US, a privately held, international manufacturer and marketer of wines and spirits, names Christopher Florian national chain account manager.
Florian brings 17 years of experience with Anheuser-Busch InBev. Most recently, he worked national accounts calling on Ralphs Grocery Co., Food-4-Less, CVS, and Walgreens. He has held the positions of sales representative for an A-B owned distributor, as well as on-premise retail account manager in Los Angeles.
"At this stage in our development, our brands have captured the attention of several important chains including CVS, BevMo!, Total Wines and Costco. It's critical that we have a dedicated professional to further develop these relationships while simultaneously uncovering additional opportunities."
Maxim Dubossarsky, CEO, Global Spirits US
His experience also includes working as a category space coordinator for Ralphs, a category manager for Food-4-Less, and most recently as the western senior key account manager for CVS Health.
“We’re delighted to welcome Chris to our growing team,” notes Max Dubossarsky, Global Spirits USA CEO. “At this stage in our development, our brands have captured the attention of several important chains including CVS, BevMo!, Total Wines and Costco. It’s critical that we have a dedicated professional to further develop these relationships while simultaneously uncovering additional opportunities.”
Global Spirits USA owns and distributes LEAF Organic Vodkas, Khortytsa Vodkas and Odessa V.S.O.P. Brandy. The company has seen triple-digit growth in the last 12 months and continues to gain significant distribution throughout the North American market.
About Global Spirits:
A Fortune 500 company in Europe, Global Spirits was established in 2008 and has operational hubs in New York, Moscow and Kiev. Key strategic brands include: Khortytsa Vodka (3rd largest selling international vodka brand*) and Morosha Vodka (fastest growing international vodka brand**), Pervak Vodka (acquired in 2013) and LEAF Vodka (launched in the US October 2013).
*According to IWSR, Khortytsa was the third largest selling global vodka brand at 6.4MM cases.
**IWSR Magazine – The Real 100
Source: Global Spirits, USA, LLC
