Boulder | Last week, the Brewers Association (BA) – the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to advocating for small and independent American craft brewers –announced the retirement of president and CEO Bob Pease. After 32 years with the Brewers Association, Pease will step down in early 2025 once his successor is in place.

Switzerland | It started as pure consulting services for breweries in and around the filter cellar fifteen years ago. Today, M&L Consulting, a filtration specialist from Switzerland, is responsible for designing and implementing turnkey filtration lines for greenfield projects and looking for optimal solutions for extension and modernisation of existing units. To strengthen the company for the future even further, they are now reinforcing their executive management team.

Austria | The well-known beer industry personality, Dr Gabriela-Maria Straka, has left Heineken Austria on 21 June. She was the firm’s spokesperson for 12 years, the first female member of its management board since 2021, and, above all, the executive in charge of driving Heineken/Brau Union’s sustainability agendas.

Australia | As Hop Products Australia (HPA) Board and shareholders announced at the end of June, CEO & Managing Director Tim Lord is set to retire in 2025. Mr Lord joined HPA in November 2005, transforming the business during his 19 years at the helm.

Lille | The joint gathering of the Brewers Forum and the EBC Congress in Lille from 26 to 30 May 2024 saw the introduction of Paul Lefebvre as new President of the EBC and of Julia Leferman as new Secretary General of The Brewers of Europe.

USA | Carlos Alvarez, who built Corona Extra beer in the US, has died at 73, his Gambrinus Company announced on 9 April.

PureMalt | At the end of January 2024, PureMalt has announced several new appointments within its leadership team.

Stabifix Brauerei-Technik | Stabifix, a global leader in beer stabilisation and clarification headquartered in Munich, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kamini Dickie as its new Director of Key Accounts & Marketing.

Chicago | Lallemand Specialties Inc. announces the appointment of John Hannafan to the position of General Manager and Director of Education of the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago. Hannafan currently holds the position of Vice President and Director of Education at Siebel Institute.

Pentair | In July 2023, Pentair, a diversified operating company based in Minneapolis, USA, has announced the appointment of Gunnar Hepp as the new Integrated Supply Chain Leader for their Industrial Solutions Group.

KU Leuven | At the end of May 2023, the scientific journal BrewingScience welcomed Sam Crauwels, Belgium, to its review panel.

BarthHaas | Thomas Raiser, the long-serving head of Sales and Marketing at BarthHaas, one of the world’s leading hop services providers, will become the new Managing Director Market as of August 1, 2024. In his new role, he will be responsible for purchasing, supply chain management, and sales/marketing. As of 1 August 2023, the 55-year-old will already join Peter Hintermeier and Oliver Bergner as the third Managing Director.

New member | The scientific journal BrewingScience now officially welcomes Andreas Gahr, Germany, as a full member of its review panel. As an esteemed expert in the field of hops, Andreas previously had already reviewed a number of contributions to BrewingScience.

New COO | On 1 January 2023, Axel Zügel took over the management of the operational areas of Ziemann Holvrieka GmbH as COO. In his new function, he relieves Klaus Gehrig, who was both CEO and COO of the company until the end of 2022. As COO, Axel Zügel is responsible for the operational business areas of order processing, purchasing, project management, assembly, logistics and engineering at the Ludwigsburg site.