Remember Andy Thomas? He was the former chief of Heineken USA from 2005 to 2007, and left to become a consultant while keeping his hand in the beer industry. Most folks were surprised when it was recently announced that Andy would become president of commercial operations at Craft Brewers Alliance, as it is rare for the chief of a mega-supplier to go into the craft space. In fact it's so rare I can't think of another instance where it's happened