SweetWater Hires United Distributors Vet Paul Kirbabas; Kim Jones Out as CEO

Dear Client:SweetWater Brewing Co. has hired Paul "PK" Kirbabas to be in charge "of all of its commercial (sales and marketing) operations," effective February 29, according to company spokesperson Tucker Berta Sarkisian.Paul comes to SweetWater after spending nearly three decades with United Distributors. He started out as United's "first beer-focused employee" and is now "currently in charge of beer sales administration." During his time at United, PK helped the distributor grow from "250,000 cases to over 10 million," per company