Beam Suntory has named Carlo Coppola as the company’s president of North America.

Beam Suntory has announced that Carlo Coppola has been appointed President of North America, succeeding Jessica Spence, who has decided to pursue other opportunities outside the company.

“With a career spanning across US commercial, finance and global brands over the past 20-plus years, Carlo brings strong commercial acumen, in-depth customer and consumer knowledge, and deep understanding and passion for our brands and people to our largest market,” said Greg Hughes, President & CEO of Beam Suntory.

“We are grateful to Jessica for all she has done to help transform and build Beam Suntory during this critical period of growth and wish her well in her next endeavor.”

Coppola steps into his new role after serving most recently as President of American Whiskey & Tequila where he oversaw the P&L for the company’s priority bourbon brands, Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, and its Tequila portfolio that includes El Tesoro, Tres Generaciones and Hornitos.  Prior to that, he was Managing Director of the James B. Beam Distilling Company brand house and previously served as US Chief Commercial Officer.  

“I’m looking forward to returning to the North America market team,” said Coppola. “We have a strong foundation in place, and we are only just getting started on realizing the full potential of our portfolio in this region.”

Coppola’s appointment is effective April 29. He will report to Hughes and serve on the Beam Suntory Executive Leadership Team.