Artisanal Brewing Ventures CEO and leadership

John Coleman is a Chief Executive Officer at Artisanal Brewing Ventures and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has worked as President at Pabst Brewing Company, Sr. Advisor to the Board at Pabst Brewing Company, and President & COO at Congenial Spirits. John works or has worked as CEO at Southern Tier Brewing. He attended University of Dayton between 1980 and 1984.

Phineas DeMink is a Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Artisanal Brewing Ventures.

A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with a broad range of experience with public and private equity backed companies in the manufacturing (building products/packaging/metals/plastics), real estate (home building), financial services (banking), renewable energy (solar) and food & beverage industries. I have a proven track record of senior management experience coupled with “Big Four” public accounting experience backed by a CPA license and MBA designation. I also have public company as well as charitable foundation board member experience.Specialties: GAAP & IFRS Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Private Equity, Covenant Compliance, Banking, Board Reporting, Project Accounting, Financial Close, Internal & External Audit, Inventory Management, ERP Implementations, SEC Reporting, Revenue Recognition (SOP 97-2), FAS 144 - Impairment Testing, SOX, Budgeting, Forecasting and Cash Flow Management, Consolidations, Financial Statements, Treasury, Debt & Equity Financing, Tax Planning, Foreign Exchange, Working Capital Improvements, EBITDA Growth, Capital Planning and Operations.

Global operating executive with 20 years of experience in Fortune 500 and SMB organizations in the industrial, home and consumer products, business services, food, and beverage markets. Expertise in strengthening organizational capacity, strategy development, and international M&A integration. Proven track record of improving profitability and delivering shareholder value through creation of repeatable processes and metrics based operations excellence. Strong financial acumen and outstanding problem solving ability through leadership, creativity, team collaboration, relationship management, and detailed analytics.

Effective leader who has consistent track record of results across diverse business situations.

Senior level marketing executive with deep experience in brand repositioning, marketing strategy, integrated marketing communications, medial planning, digital/social marketing, public relations, marketing measurement and P&L management. Effective leader of vibrant global brands in publicly traded Fortune 200 consumer packaged goods firms as well as in multi-unit retail and private equity owned franchised brands. Strengths include effective collaboration, unwavering commitment to team success and to delivering results the right way.

As VP, Brand Marketing at Wendy's, led Brand's transformation effort that drove comp sales growth in 13 of 14 quarters, despite a declining market.

Prior to Wendy's, worked in general management role as Marketing Director on the EAS & ZonePerfect brands for Abbott Nutrition. Both brands saw top, bottom line growth through product line expansion, enhanced marketing communication and redeployment of trade/promotional spending.

Began marketing career at PepsiCo, working in brand roles with increasing responsibility and leading advertising development, media strategy, new product launches innovation and marketing analytics.

Received a B.S. in Marketing from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). Also was selected as a participant to the Kellogg School's Global CMO Training Course (Northwestern University).

Skills: Brand Positioning, Brand/Marketing Strategy, Marketing communications development, Creative evaluation & production, Media Strategy,, Digital/Social marketing, New product innovation, and Marketing/Consumer Insights

Critical Experiences: Building new brands (Propel), Leading large growth brands (Gatorade), Growing small, entrepreneurial brands (EAS/ZonePerfect), Brand turnarounds (Wendy's), Global brand management (EAS)

John Coleman is a Chief Executive Officer at Artisanal Brewing Ventures and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has worked as President at Pabst Brewing Company, Sr. Advisor to the Board at Pabst Brewing Company, and President & COO at Congenial Spirits. John works or has worked as CEO at Southern Tier Brewing. He attended University of Dayton between 1980 and 1984.

Phineas DeMink is a Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Artisanal Brewing Ventures.