Beer Institute taps new leader from the beverage world
- May 16, 2014 |
- Walt Williams
Lobbyist Jim McGreevy points to his record of bringing together otherwise fierce competitors to fight for a common cause McGreevy Beverage lobbyist Jim McGreevy has been named the new CEO of the Beer Institute, a $5 million-revenue association in Washington, D.C., that represents some of the nation's largest brewers. In recent years, McGreevy made a name for himself as senior vice president of government affairs at the American Beverage Association, where he has managed to bring together corporate rivals to fight against state and city efforts to impose new soda taxes and federal efforts to cut soda purchases from the food stamp program. McGreevy was selected as one… Read More