{"id":20140,"date":"2021-04-29T04:42:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T04:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=20140"},"modified":"2021-04-29T04:42:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T04:42:18","slug":"illycaffe-appoints-jack-edwards-president-of-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/illycaffe-appoints-jack-edwards-president-of-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"ILLYCAFF\u00c8 APPOINTS JACK EDWARDS PRESIDENT OF NORTH AMERICA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Illycaff\u00e8 announced that<strong>\u00a0Jack Edwards\u00a0<\/strong>will join the company as President of North America, effective April 19.<br><br>Edwards is a seasoned executive who spent nearly two decades with Diageo, a leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer. \u00a0Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales and National Accounts for The Diageo Beer Company USA, one of three divisions of Diageo\u2019s $6B NA business, where he led a team of 115 people and a distributor network responsible for Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and other major and emerging brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-a8e08ae ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-a8e08ae .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-a8e08ae .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:15px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M22.3 30.5c0 6-4.8 10.8-10.8 10.8-2.3 0-4.5-.8-6.3-2-.9-.6-1.8-1.4-2.5-2.4-1.8-2.4-2.7-5.4-2.7-9 0-4.5 1.3-8.5 4-11.9 2.7-3.4 6.4-5.8 11.1-7.3v2.8c-2.7 2.2-4.4 5-4.9 8.3.4-.1.9-.1 1.3-.1 6-.1 10.8 4.8 10.8 10.8zm16.9-10.9c-.5 0-.9 0-1.3.1.5-3.3 2.2-6.1 4.9-8.3V8.7c-4.7 1.4-8.4 3.9-11.1 7.3-2.7 3.4-4 7.4-4 11.9 0 3.6.9 6.6 2.7 9 .8 1 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.3 3.9 2 6.3 2 6 0 10.8-4.8 10.8-10.8 0-6-4.8-10.9-10.8-10.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\"><em>Jack\u2019s broad and deep skill set, commitment to excellence, comprehensive understanding of consumers, knowledge of the premium beverage industry, and record of leading strategic growth, are ideally suited to our North American business, which is poised for expansion among coffee lovers across all channels,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said\u00a0<strong>Massimiliano Pogliani<\/strong>, CEO of Trieste, Italy-based Illycaff\u00e8.\u00a0<em>\u201cHis extensive experience, combined with his sharp leadership acumen, are aligned to successfully realize illy\u2019s long-term plans.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edwards\u2019 career<\/strong>\u00a0at Diageo started in Chicago in finance, before moving into cross-functional positions spanning portfolio planning, marketing and sales.\u00a0 He transferred to the company\u2019s Norwalk, CT U.S. headquarters in 2005, where he managed regional sales teams and earned additional responsibilities.\u00a0\u00a0 During this time, Jack helped launch several successful new innovations and drove significant growth on brands including Bulleit Bourbon and Ciroc Vodka and his teams delivered best in class execution on the entire Diageo portfolio.<br><br>Edwards holds an MBA degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University.\u00a0 Prior to joining Diageo, he was an auditor at KPMG.<br><br>illycaff\u00e8 announced in February that it had closed a strategic investment by Rh\u00f4ne Capital, an important step in leading the company into its next phase of international growth, particularly in the US.\u00a0 Earlier this month, illycaff\u00e8 became the first Italian coffee company to obtain B Corp status, underscoring the company\u2019s commitment to generating a positive impact on society and the planet, and affirming its business model, which is based in creating sustainable value for the long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illycaff\u00e8 announced that\u00a0Jack Edwards\u00a0will join the company as President of North America, effective April 19. 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