Stone Names New COO, Sean Monahan; Industry Newcomer Will be Based in Richmond

Dear Client:Stone Brewing has tapped industry outsider, Sean Monahan, to be the company's new chief operating officer, reports Richmond.com. You'll recall that Stone Brewing has been without an official COO for about a year now, after Pat Tiernan resigned from the post last October, [see CBD 10-23-2017]. There's two things we find interesting about this appointment.ANOTHER C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE, ANOTHER INDUSTRY OUTSIDER. First, Sean's appointment marks the second c-level executive Stone has hired from outside the beer space in recent years.