Naasz found right chemistry with Distilled Spirits board
- May 13, 2016 |
- WILLIAM EHART
Veteran CEO uses job search process to learn about potential employer, challenge norms, and lay groundwork for strategic planning Distilled Spirits Council CEO Kraig Naasz samples a member company's Scotch at the bar in his office. For Kraig Naasz—five-time association CEO and new chief executive of the Distilled Spirits Council—the interview process is a two-way street. The chemistry he found with the Council's board convinced him the $16 million-revenue group—the highest-profile association he has led—was the right opportunity. "I utilized the interview process for this position as I have in the past, to ask questions, to challenge norms, to push back, and then… Read More