Alert, DISCUS Names Cressy’s Successor

Having spent most of the year searching, today The Distilled Spirits Council has revealed the successor for chief Peter Cressy, who you'll recall, is retiring after 16 years in the role. The new blood is Kraig Naasz, the current chief of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI). He will step into the role on January 1, 2016.Moet Hennessy USA's Jim Clerkin, who led the search process, says Kraig's public policy and communications expertise were what made him the right choice.