Beer Institute Names New Chief

Dear Client: The Beer Institute has found its new chief, and he comes from the hospitality industry. At the trade organization’s Annual Meeting today in Chicago, Molson Coors chief and vice chairman of the BI, Gavin Hattersley, took the stage to share that they have named Brian Crawford as the next president and CEO of the BI. Brian comes to the Beer Institute from the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), where he is executive vice president of government affairs.