Global hop supplier announces new CEO

A Yakima Valley native | Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% grower-owned global hop supplier for the craft brewing industry, has introduced Ryan Hopkins as YCH’s new Chief Executive Officer, promoting Hopkins from Chief Sales Officer.

Hopkins has been a member of the YCH sales staff for more than six years, transitioning from Sales Support Coordinator to Vice President of North American Sales and later to Chief Sales Officer. He holds undergraduate degrees in both ecology and biology, with a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Central Washington University. As a Yakima Valley native, Hopkins is rooted within the hop growing community, having grown up alongside many of the hop growers and farm workers in the area. He has a deep understanding and appreciation for the multi-generational family farms from which the company’s products are sourced.

As a long-standing member of the hop supplier’s sales staff, Hopkins has become well-known and respected by both the hop growing and brewing communities, having focused his efforts on building strong relationships with hop growers and brewers across the globe. With a profound expertise in building collaborative, team-based successes, Hopkins has a proven track record of bringing organizations together to enhance the goals and outcomes of all involved. YCH considers Hopkins to be a true asset to their leadership team as they continue to focus on a clearly established mission to connect family farms to the world’s finest brewers.