As Executive Beverage Company continues to grow its national footprint and globally-focused wine portfolio, the company is very pleased to announce the promotion of Tracey Fotopoulos to Vice President of Sales and the hiring of Keith Aikman as Vice President of Sales Operations.
Tracey Fotopoulos, having joined the company in 2018, has leveraged her experience and deep industry contacts to help grow Executive Bev’s distributor network from five states to over 40. In addition, she has helped secure marquee partnerships like a national, retail exclusive with Kroger for the Chevalier du Grand Robert brand, representing all 12 French labels in over 1600 stores.
Keith Aikman joins the Executive Bev team as the Vice President of Sales Operations after spending the past 19 years in the wine business working for national importers and distributors. His knowledge of the three-tier system is unsurpassed and he brings with him a myriad of contacts to help him tackle key account development, distributor management, and brand marketing.
According to Rob Kuchar, Founder and CEO, “We couldn’t be more excited to elevate Tracey to her new role as VP of Sales. Her vision, knowledge of the industry, and propensity for building trusted, long-term relationships puts her in the perfect position to help us continue to grow our company.”
“And with Keith joining the team to lead national sales operations, I just couldn’t be more excited. We’ve experienced meteoric growth over the past few years and he is coming on board to fill a highly strategic position that will be key in helping our distributor and retail partners share in our collective success.”
Both Tracey and Keith start in their new roles immediately and will be making rounds across the country to get acquainted with industry partners within the context of their new positions.
For more information or to schedule a meeting, please contact Tracey Fotopoulos at tracey@executivebev.com or Keith Aikman at keith@executivebev.com.
ABOUT: Executive Bev (www.ExecutiveBev.com) is a wine sales and marketing company that represents a portfolio of products designed to capitalize on the latest consumer trends. Their wines are sourced from a network of small to mid-sized wineries that are located around the world, which allows them to offer a suite of products that connect with wine enthusiasts spanning multiple generations, geographies, and price points – while never sacrificing quality or value.