Alert, Jo Thornton Named MH USA Chief

Jo Thornton, Moet Hennessy's managing director for the UK, is returning to the US to head up Moet Hennessy USA as ceo, effective July 1. He will oversee the company's US sales and marketing responsibilities, reporting to MH North America chief Jim Clerkin, a spokeswoman confirmed to WSD. Jo, who joined Moet Hennessy in 1993 as sales development director for the UK, has also worked as svp of the Northeast region in the US.You may recall, in fall 2015 Jim