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The Wirtz Beverage Group management team focuses exclusively on managing the company's strategic vision-to become the leading luxury and premium beverage alcohol wholesaler by 2012-while implementing the core operations and cross-function initiatives at each of the Wirtz Beverage Group state affiliates. Team members hold leadership positions in national and state trade associations guiding policy and advocacy efforts to benefit and support the entire beverage-alcohol industry.

W. Rockwell Wirtz
President

Ed Callison
Senior Vice President

Glen Hoch
Vice President, Finance and Strategic Development

Don Pydo
Vice President, Business Operations

Ken Fredrickson
Vice President, Fine Wine Marketing and Sales

Danny Wirtz
Vice President, Spirits Marketing and Sales

Jennifer Gera
Director, Strategic Planning

Tabatha Vece
Director, Human Resources


Ed Callison

Senior Vice President

Ed Callison focuses on integration, innovation and best practices across sales, marketing, operations and logistics to ensure continued growth within the company. Callison guides and implements improved efficiencies to provide uniform routes to market for Wirtz Beverage affiliates throughout the country.

Most recently, Callison served as president and general manager for Judge & Dolph's Spectrum division, where he employed innovative business practices to strengthen the company's position as Illinois' premier distributor of wholesale spirits, wines, and non-alcoholic brands.

Previously, Callison worked at Callison Distributing in Belleville, Illinois. He spent more than 20 years in leadership positions including managing director and vice president of sales, where he oversaw supplier relations and spearheaded sales and marketing initiatives, respectively. 

Callison serves on the Board of Directors of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America and the Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.


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