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Tim Lord, CEO & Managing Director at Hop Products Australia (Photo: HPA)

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.

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Benet Fité (former EBC President, left) and Paul Levebvre (new EBC President, right) at the joint gathering of the Brewers Forum and the EBC Congress in Lille 2024

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.

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

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Person signing a piece of paper (Photo: Scott Graham on Unsplash)

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

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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.

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Close-up of vintage books on a shelf (Photo: Leiada Krozjhen on Unsplash)

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.

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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.

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

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Peter Hintermeier, Thomas Raiser, Oliver Bergner (Photo: BarthHaas)

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.

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Andreas Gahr

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.

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Axel Zügel (r., with CEO Klaus Gehrig), new COO at Ziemann Holvrieka (Photo: Ziemann Holvrieka)

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.

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From left: Adrian Forster, Gerald Zanker, Ludwig Narziß

The European Brewery Convention (EBC) and The Brewers of Europe are mourning the passing of Prof.  Ludwig Narziß, who passed away recently at the age of 97.

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 (From left to right): Charlie Bamforth, Graham Stewart and Ludwig Narziß

The brewing industry mourns Prof. Ludwig Narziß, who passed away on November 29, 2022 at the age of 97. He was a passionate brewing scientist who had been involved in the brewing industry throughout his life.

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Change at the helm | Tom Shelston has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer at the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD), having started in this position on 1st February 2023.

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