MIAMI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it has appointed Tim Anderson to the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of Kansas & Iowa, effective immediately. Anderson, who will continue to report directly to Scott Westerman, the Executive Vice President of the North Central Sub Region, will be responsible for the Company's performance in both states. Anderson adds Iowa to his current responsibility and replaces John D’Attoma, who has recently retired.

"Tim has been a proven leader over the course of his 14-year career at Southern Glazer's and has been extremely successful in his leadership of Kansas," said Scott Westerman. "I am confident that he will only continue to build upon our success in the state of Iowa."

Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He began his career in the wine and spirits industry in 1987, when he joined Romano Brothers in Chicago, Illinois as a retail sales representative. Tim also worked in various roles at Johnson Brothers, General Beverage, and Gallo before joining Glazer’s in 2007 and was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of the state of Kansas in 2012.

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