Patrick Piana Departs Stoli Group

After two and a half years at the helm, Stoli Group USA chief Patrick Piana is leaving the company, as is cmo Brian Cox, a company spokesperson has confirmed. For the time being, Hugues Pietrini, the global ceo for parent company SPI Group, will be the interim ceo for the US business, while US cco Rudy Costello will now become the coo for North America.Rudy will be responsible for field marketing, legal and human resources for the US and Canada.