Simon Thorpe now Managing Director for Lion’s North American Craft Beer Business

Dear Client: Last we wrote about Simon Thorpe, he was leaving the CEO post at Pabst, back in September 2018. Now, Simon has been named to the newly created position of Managing Director for Lion's emerging North American craft beer business. Lion, an Australian-based giant in beer, wine and dairy, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kirin. The Lion team is responsible for spearheading investment in craft brewing around the world for Kirin. It has been focused on international craft