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Evaton, INC. Announces Changes to Leadership

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MARCH 10, 2021 (Stamford, CT): Evaton, Inc. is pleased to announce several changes to its leadership team. On the commercial side of the business, Mark Rodriguez has been promoted to Vice President of Sales for the East Region and Joseph Eckrich, Vice President of the Central Region, will expand his scope of responsibility to include Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. April Gordon has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing, overseeing award-winning brands such as Sandeman, Casa Ferreirinha, Silk & Spice, Ramazzotti and Montecillo. This announcement comes on the heels of a strong 2020 performance for Evaton, despite the challenges faced by the industry.   

“These promotions recognize the achievements of the past year and the critical role that Mark, April and Joe played in our performance,” said Stephen Brauer, CEO of Evaton, Inc. since 2018. “With their dedication, passion and agility, our talented leadership team has delivered competitive business results through uncertain times.” 

Mark Rodriguez is a 25-year industry veteran, who comes from a family of five generations of restaurateurs. He brings extensive distributor management experience to his new role, most recently as Vice President, Southeast Region for Evaton and Vice President, East Division for Mundo Vino Imports.  

Joseph Eckrich has more than 20 years of experience working in the food and wine industries. Since starting with Evaton in 2019, he has demonstrated his strategic acumen, growing Evaton’s portfolio presence throughout the Midwest where he managed 13 states, including Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Prior to joining Evaton, Eckrich spent 7 years at AW Direct, successfully managing their National Accounts and private label business. 

April Gordon, a marketing leader who brings more than 15 years of industry experience to her expanded role as Evaton’s Vice President of Marketing. Previous to joining the Evaton team in 2018, April served as the Director of Trade Marketing for Edrington and Director of Portfolio Marketing at William Grant & Sons.

ABOUT EVATON

Founded in 2000, Evaton USA is a national importer of fine wines and spirits, with an award-winning wine & spirits portfolio specializing in the Iberian Peninsula. Evaton is the US distribution arm of Sogrape, Portugal leading wine company, known for such iconic brands as Mateus, Sandeman Ports & Sherries and Casa Ferreirinha. The company is proud to represent the Sogrape portfolio from Portugal, Argentina, Chile & New Zealand, as well as partnerships with premium wine and spirits brands and families from Italy, France & Spain. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, the company distributes its fine wine and spirits portfolio in all fifty states.  For more information please visit our website at: https://evaton.com/

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