Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Cassie Finley to Vice President, National Retail Sales, Strategic Accounts
March 29 2023 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the
world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced
that it has appointed Cassie Finley to the role of Vice President,
National Retail Sales, Strategic Accounts, effective March 27,
2023.
Finley, who will report to Scott Moore, Senior Vice President,
National Accounts, Off Premise, will be responsible for identifying
macro and shopper trends and providing customer-centric
recommendations to retail partners to achieve growth and deliver a
best-in-class shopping experience. Finley has extensive expertise
in applying data and analytics to create customer-first strategies
that drive profitable growth.
“The team is excited to elevate our focus on customer planning
and execution through data, insights and technology,” said Moore.
“I’m looking forward to welcoming Cassie to our team as the expert
in this space. She brings an abundance of knowledge and experience
from her two impressive decades in the industry.”
Finley’s 21-year career in the retail industry began in 2002
with Walmart, where she spent the following 15 years in various
leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility within
merchandising and operations. In 2017, she stepped into the role of
Senior Category Merchant – Adult Beverage at Whole Foods Market,
where she led category management for wine and spirits, and was the
architect for the joint-business-planning process with key
suppliers and distributor partners. Most recently, Finley served as
Director of Merchandising for Kroger Co., where she acted as a
champion for change within the fresh-forward initiative and direct
store delivery governance, and utilized best-in-class customer data
to develop personalized strategies and offers for customers. Finley
was nominated for Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery in
2019, 2020 and 2022, in addition to Progressive Grocer’s NextGen
award in 2021.
“Our vision to be the indispensable, trusted partner for our
retail customers is a three-pronged approach,” said Chris Williams,
Executive Vice President, National Accounts. “Fortifying our B2B
execution metrics, as well as delivering world-class insights and
joint business planning is certain to deliver transformational
growth for our customers and supplier partners. Cassie’s expertise
supported by Scott Moore’s three decades of experience and
leadership are a winning combination.”
About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent
distributor of beverage alcohol, and proud to be a
multi-generational, family-owned company. The Company has
operations in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada.
In 2022, Southern Glazer’s was listed as one of Forbes Best
Employers for Diversity. In 2021, Southern Glazer’s was selected as
a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street
Journal, as well as named by Newsweek as a Top 100 Most Loved
Workplace. Southern Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult
consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products
responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @sgwinespirits.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230329005181/en/
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Cindy Haas Vice
President, Public Relations Office: (305) 625-4171, ext. 1166
Mobile: (786) 498-7640 Email: cynthia.haas@sgws.com or Sofia
Estevez Manager, Communications & CSR Office: (305) 625-4171,
ext. 1162 Mobile: (954) 870-1273 Email: sofia.estevez@sgws.com