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SWS and Alaska Distributors Co. Announce Formation of Southern Wine/Spirits West
MIAMI - April 18, 2006: In a strategic partnership whose aim is to strengthen wine and spirits brokerage operations across six Northwest states, Wayne E. Chaplin, President and Chief Operating Officer of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., Miami, Florida, the country’s largest wine and spirits distributor with operations in 21 states, and pending in six more, and Stephen Loeb, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alaska Distributors Co. of Seattle, Washington, one of the nation’s largest, multi-state wine and spirits distributors, announced the formation of a new joint venture that was formally Spirits West, a division of Alaska Distributors Co...Read More

Leaders
  
Stephen Loeb  

President & Chief Executive Officer

Alaska Distributors - Southern Wine/Spirits West

Robert S. Stevens  

Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing

Alaska Distributors - Southern Wine/Spirits West

Michael McLaughlin  

Vice President, General Manager Control States

Alaska Distributors – Southern Wine/Spirits West

Patricia Genova  

Director of Marketing

Alaska Distributors – Southern Wine/Spirits West


Maggie Xitco

Washington State Manager

Maggie Xitco, Washington State Manager (Spirits West division), joined Spirits West in 1997.  She was a Spirits West sales representative for 6 years, responsible for downtown Seattle and key accounts.  Previously she spent 4 years as a route sales representative for Miller Brands.  Maggie is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology.

Matt McCarthy
Washington State Manager

Matt McCarthy, Washington State Manager (Great Northern Beverage Division), started with SW/SW in September 2006.  Matt comes to us from Mike's Hard Lemonade, where he was the Market Manager for Western Washington and Alaska, calling on the ADCo beer division.  Before that, Matt was with Future Brands for 9 years, starting as a Sales Representative and leaving as a Senior Sales Manager in Arizona.  He started in the Beverage industry with Anheuser-Busch.


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