33+ years experience with Grupo Modelo including leadership roles overseeing the Mexico City brewery; and Modelo’s U.S. businesses (GModelo USA and Crown Imports). Relationships with Crown’s “Gold” wholesaler network nationwide, as well as ABI’s “Red” network and MC’s “Blue” network. Relationships with beverage producers in Mexico, Spain, France, Canada and other countries, customs brokers and global logistics partners.

jose@gbtbrands.com

15+ years experience in operational roles with companies ranging from Fortune 500 to successful start-ups, most recently serving as bilingual Executive Assistant to Grupo Modelo’s C-Level Executive Team.

maria@gbtbrands.com

As a dedicated accounting and finance professional, Jose has 15 years of experience in meeting a company’s accounting and financial needs. Jose’s background is in the accounting, tax, and banking industry. Jose started his career in accounting and income taxes preparation for small businesses and entered the banking industry at US BANK. Jose later joined event planning company Marcus Evans as a financial accountant; his responsibilities included AR, AP, payroll, month-end and financial reporting to various departments. Prior to joining GBT, he was the Staff Accountant for Flashpoint, a media arts college. Here, Jose worked with the CFO focusing on financial goals for the college. Jose brings to GBT his passion for numbers and experience in the financial industry. He loves that GBT has a commodity from his native land of Mexico, bringing Mexico’s life, culture and family to the forefront.

javila@gbtbrands.com

Kevin has more than twenty years of experience in key leadership roles with recognized adult beverage companies. He has lead in high-level roles while developing successful adult beverage brands including Jack Daniels, Herradura, El Jimador, Don Julio, Woodford Reserve, Skinny Girl Margarita, Aperol, Ciroc, Smirnoff & Johnny Walker. Kevin has extensive experience leading sales management, commerical strategy development, brand positioning, corporate structure, commercial budgeting, sales operations, analytics and national account management.

kevin@gbtbrands.com

Laura brings an array of experience in program planning and execution, event management, creating processes, and promoting an efficient work environment from her previous positions in the healthcare, education, and D&I industry. Prior to joining GBT in 2019, Laura completed her M.Ed. in Organizational Development from Vanderbilt's Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. During her time in Nashville, Laura worked in the America's Diversity Office for Nissan USA, supporting the management of diversity and inclusion initiatives through internal and external capacities across North America. Laura currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

laura@gbtbrands.com

Francisco has spent most of his professional career at Manheim Corporation as Detail Shop Manager supervising over 30 employees. Most recently he worked for Martin Brower a subsidiary of Reyes Holdings, Inc. where he was responsible for organizing the areas and helped manage the day-to-day activities of the warehouse.

francisco@gbtbrands.com

Nick brings a career based on the complete sales, marketing, financial and management experience with Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial start - up companies competing in the Beer, Wine and Spirits industry to the GBT team. Nick’s background brings senior executive positions held with Margaritaville Holdings, Diageo, E&J Gallo and within the distributor network.

nick@gbtbrands.com

Mr. Perez brings more than 29 years of distributor & supplier experience to GBT. Most recently, Mr. Perez served as the Regional Vice President - Southeast Division at Devils River Whiskey. Prior to Devils River Whiskey, Mr. Perez served as the Southeast Divisional Manager for Deep Eddy Vodka. He opened 10 states & guided the rapid growth across his Division. In 2013 he was Awarded Man of the Year. Deep Eddy Vodka was acquired by Heaven Hill Brands in September 2015.

rick@gbtbrands.com

Susan brings 20 plus years of experience in the adult beverage sales, marketing and management including developing the luxury portfolio at Palm Bay International and Regional Manager at Guarachi Wine Partners. Susan has experience with successful brand building and training, development and partnership with key distributors in the Central region of the U.S.

susan@gbtbrands.com

Gary brings over 30 years of beverage experience from both the Supplier & Distributor channels. He started his career in Distributor Sales & Management in Nashville, TN working for B & G Wholesalers (now Empire). Brown-Forman then hired Gary to continue to develop brands in Florida. Woodford Reserve, Gentleman Jack & Tuaca brands were especially rewarding as the brands grew continuously during his 11 years there. Margaritaville Spirits was the next stop for Gary, where the entire portfolio grew substantially under his watch in the Southeast USA. Gary then took an opportunity at Deep Eddy Vodka, in Florida & TN, which was a very rewarding experience to have the opportunity to launch this powerful brand & watch it develop into a high profit & volume player in the extremely competitive Vodka category. Gary plans to use his knowledge & experience to develop the Global Beverage Team portfolio of tequila's & mezcal next!

gary.ledbetter@gbtbrands.com

Cathal O’Flaherty joins GBT with over 30 years of management experience with Anheuser Busch and Constellation Brands, primarily in sales and business development. Cathal has an extensive track record of successfully establishing and nurturing distributor and supplier relationships as well as experience in developing and implementing breakthrough national programs for distributors and retailers.

Matthew Torregrossa brings over 25 years of Sales experience. Matthew started in the restaurant industry with Carrabba’s and Sullivan’s Steakhouse. Then he worked in direct sales in the spirits industry with Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) and Western Spirits. Matthew’s background brings extensive knowledge on Spirits, the Spirits industry, and building brands.

Analy Delgado brings three years of experience working with nonprofit organizations in Chicago. She has done this through incorporating a focused lens of areas surrounding effective communication, marketing, copywriting, social media management, and website design. Analy is a specialist in project management technology and is responsible for project planning and execution, leading tasks and reaching deadlines, monitoring progress and performance, and ultimately achieving stakeholder satisfaction. Prior to joining GBT, Analy received a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Communication with a Minor in Community Service Studies from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. During her time at DePaul University, she completed over 270 hours of community service alongside nonprofit organizations fighting for social justice and awareness. She became a part of the Marketing and Donor Committee at TCEP where she implemented marketing plans and established fundraising events to spearhead community support and enact unwavering engagement.

Julian Rosado brings a diverse amount of experience in business management and coordination from his previous positions in Logistics Sales and Data Analysis. Prior to joining Global Beverage Team, Julian completed his Bachelors in Business Management with a focus in Data Analytics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his time there as an undergrad, Julian worked for Safety Environmental Business Solutions Inc. as a Data Technician supporting supervisors and mobile safety officers across the United States with reporting and technical issues. Julian currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

With over 8 years of customer service and consumer relations experience, Rosa Perez brings professional and courteous customer service experience from her time as a professional newborn sales photographer and a virtual agent for over 50 nationwide law firms. She graduated from Chicago Military Academy as a 2nd lieutenant and received her Associate Degree in Health and Applied Sciences from Robert Morris University. Her Associate Degree allowed her to achieve her license as a registered medical assistant. In 2018, she graduated from Michelle Obama’s Chicago leadership program Public Allies, a program utilized in serving many Chicago underserved communities including her own Pilsen community as an Employment Coach. With her passion for justice and helping people in both the medical and corporate field, Rosa is a quick learner, a disciplined assistant, and a lifetime learner.

Moises Diaz brings a variety of experience in customer service and accounting roles to GBT. Moises graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside with a degree in Theatre Arts and has transitioned the skills learned from his academic studies to help the accounting department meet the needs of the company. Prior to joining GBT, Moises was an Accounts Payable Coordinator at Echo Global Logistics, where he began his career in accounting. Moises is always trying to improve himself and absorb as much as possible from those who mentor and guide him and is eager to learn and grow with GBT. Moises is excited to be part of such an extraordinary company that brings Mexican culture and traditions to our customers.

Ned Parsons has over 30 years of distributor experience, most all of it with Republic National in Maryland. Ned started out his career in the Off-Premise trade and transitioned to managing the On-Premise for the last 21 years while at RNDC. He has worked with the top national suppliers in the Beer, Wine and Spirit categories and has extensive knowledge on brand building in all areas of the alcohol beverage business. Ned looks forward to joining a dynamic team of industry veterans and growing the Global Beverage Teams tequilas and Mezcals in the South East Region.

Dennis Slawnikowski has over 40 years of beverage experience from the Wholesale Industry. He worked for Republic National Distributing Company for 35 years and Florida Beverage Company for 5 years. Dennis has serviced all of South Florida over those years as an Off-Premise and Package Store Division Sales Representative. Dennis has a wide range of knowledge with beer, wine, & spirits. He has built a large clientele and has made many great relationships with his customers and suppliers. From 2013-2015 he was a part of The Treasure Coast Wine Club. He now joins the Global Beverage Team servicing Tequila and Mezcal. Dennis is excited to bring his knowledge & expertise in servicing this company.