{"id":293686,"date":"2025-06-14T23:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alcohol\/whistlepig-names-new-chief-executive-drinks-international\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T23:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T23:00:45","slug":"whistlepig-names-new-chief-executive-drinks-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=293686","title":{"rendered":"Whistlepig names new chief executive &#8211; Drinks International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gibb joins the company having previously launched Fever-Tree\u2019s North American arm alongside stints at Bacardi, Diageo and Mo\u00ebt Hennessy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Scot, I could not be more excited to be joining this exceptional American whiskey brand. I thrive in an innovative, dynamic and entrepreneurial environment,\u201d said Gibb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been involved with start-ups, initiated new markets and transformed developed markets by breaking apart paradigms to accelerate growth. That\u2019s exactly what Whistlepig does with whiskey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whistlepig\u2019s former chief exec, Jeff Kozak, stepped down earlier in the year following a decade in the role. Gibb joins the team with a view to driving brand growth and championing innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPost an extensive search process, where we had an opportunity to consider various exceptional candidates, we are excited to welcome Charles to the Whistlepig team as we tackle the next phases of growth,\u201d said Wilco Faessen, co-founder and chairman of Whistlepig Whiskey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also want to express our gratitude to Marty Birkel for taking the reins as CEO on an interim basis to enable a thorough search, and the upcoming transition.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gibb joins the company having previously launched Fever-Tree\u2019s North American arm alongside stints at Bacardi, Diageo and Mo\u00ebt Hennessy. \u201cAs a Scot, I could not be more excited to be joining this exceptional American whiskey brand. 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