Beam Global España appoints Jonathan
Stordy as
Managing Director for Spain, Portugal
and France
Madrid,
20 November 2006: Beam Global
España has appointed industry veteran
Jonathan Stordy as Managing Director for
Iberia (Spain, Portugal) and France. Stordy
replaces former Managing Director, Antonio
Valdés, and will officially join
the company on the 1st of December. Reporting
directly to Donard Gaynor, Senior Vice
President and International Managing Director
of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Stordy
will also become a member of the company's
International Management Group (IMG).
Stordy has over 20 years of experience
with companies such as Unilever and Diageo.
He started his career with Unilever in
1985, as brand manager. In 1991 he started
to work in Marketing for Diageo, UK and
then moved to the US. In 1998 he was promoted
to Marketing Director for Diageo Spain
and in 2001 he became Commercial Director
for Diageo in the United Kingdom. Jonathan
has served as Diageo?s Iberia Managing
Director since 2003.
Jonathan graduated with a Master of Arts
degree from the University of Edinburgh
in Scotland, and resides in Madrid with
his wife and two children.
Beam Global España is a Beam Global
Spirits & Wine Company
Beam Global España SA is one of
the leading companies in Spain within
the spirits industry, with 15% market
share and over 400 employees, with six
production centres located in Cádiz
(Jerez de la Frontera and Puerto de Santamaría)
and Segovia.
The
company produces and markets prestigious
brands such us Whisky DYC, Larios, Anís
Castellana, Jim Beam, Courvoisier, Centenario,
Fundador and Harvey?s Bristol Cream ?best
selling sherry in the world-.
About Beam Global Spirits & Wine
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. is
the fourth largest spirits company in
the world. With nine of the world?s top-100
premium spirits in its portfolio, the
company?s brands hold global and national
leadership positions in key categories,
including Jim Beam® bourbon; Canadian
Club® Canadian whisky; Courvoisier®
cognac; Laphroaig® Scotch; Sauza®
tequila; Larios® gin; Whisky DYC®;
Teacher?s® Scotch; and DeKuyper®
cordials. The portfolio also includes
Maker?s Mark® bourbon, Knob Creek®
bourbon and The Small Batch Bourbon Collection®,
and Starbucks? Liqueurs. Beam Wine Estates
is a top-five super-premium wine company
in the U.S., featuring Clos du Bois®,
the number two super-premium U.S. wine
brand, and the award-winning Geyser Peak®
wines. Beam Global Spirits & Wine,
Inc. is part of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO),
a $8 billion leading consumer brands company.
For more information on Beam Global Spirits
& Wine and the company's sales and
distribution partners, please visit www.beamglobal.com.
© 2006 Beam Global Spirits &
Wine, Inc., Deerfield, IL.
Beam Global España Medialuna Comunicación
Jancine Davies César García
/ Jacinta Sierra
+34 91 353 45 89 +34 91 567 01 72
Jancine.Davies@BeamGlobal.com
cesargarcia@medialunacom.es
jacintasierra@medialunacom.es
