Longtime association executive Ronald Sarasin dies at 88
- April 3, 2023 |
- CEO Update
Ronald SarasinSarasin ran NBWA for 10 years; his wife, Leslie, is CEO of FMIFormer congressman and National Beer Wholesalers Association CEO Ronald Arthur Sarasin, died March 27 at his home, surrounded by family. He was 88. His wife of 35 years, Leslie Sarasin, is CEO of FMI—The Food Industry Association.Sarasin was a three-term Republican congressman from Connecticut who then won the party's nomination for governor of the state in 1978. He led NBWA from 1990 to 2000. Before that, he was chief lobbyist for the National Restaurant Association.From 2000 to 2019, Sarasin was president and CEO of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. He is credited with establishing a traveling… Read More