Beverages
10 Chief Supply Chain Officers in Beverages
These ten executives have held the chief supply chain officer title at beverage companies, including brewers, spirits makers and soft drink businesses. They can explain how beverage supply chains plan production, sourcing and distribution, and how the top supply chain role is set up in this industry.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adrian Benson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Asahi Beverages
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Asahi Beverages since January 2026, after serving there as Group General Manager Logistics, Supply Chain & Planning (2020–2022) and Group General Manager Operational Excellence Manufacturing Capital & Strategic Projects (2022–2026). Before Asahi he was Vice President Logistics, Planning & Customer Supply Chain, AB InBev (APAC South) at Carlton & United Breweries (2017–2020).
Alex Alvarez
LinkedInExperience: SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer · Suntory Global Spirits
SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer at Suntory Global Spirits since January 2023, where his profile says he leads global operations including 19 distilleries and bottling plants, plus the supply chain, procurement, environmental sustainability and quality function. Before that he held Brown-Forman roles including SVP, Chief Production and Sustainability Officer (Supply Chain Officer) (2014–2022) and SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer & Director of ESG (2022–2023).
Alok Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa since September 2024. He previously held supply chain roles at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, including AVP Supply Chain, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (2015–2017), Vice President Of Planning (2018–2019), Vice President Planning & Logistics (2019–2020) and Executive Director- Supply Chain (2020–2024).
Elito Siqueira
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer, North America · AB InBev
Chief Supply Chain Officer, North America at AB InBev (2018–2020), and since November 2020 Chief Supply Chain & Distribution Co. Officer, North America. His earlier AB InBev roles include Logistics Director Asia Pacific (2008–2012), Vice President Logistics, Asia Pacific (2013–2016) and Global Vice President Operations and Logistics (2016–2018).
John Kester
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer · Constellation Brands
SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Constellation Brands since November 2023; he was Senior Vice President, Operations Services there from 2014 to 2024. His profile says he is responsible for all facets of the Constellation Brands Beer Division supply chain and nearly $2B of spend, including forecasting and planning, procurement and logistics. Before Constellation he held vice president roles at MillerCoors (2008–2014).
Karen Jordan
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer PepsiCo Beverages US · PepsiCo
SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer PepsiCo Beverages US at PepsiCo since December 2025, after serving as SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer NA- Beverages (2022–2025). Her profile says she leads the supply chain function for PepsiCo's US beverage business, whose brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Starbucks and Poppi. Her earlier PepsiCo roles include Senior Vice President Operations South Division (2019–2022).
Magne Setnes
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · The HEINEKEN Company
Chief Supply Chain Officer at The HEINEKEN Company since May 2020. He was previously Managing Director Vorstandsvorsitzender at Brau Union Österreich (2018–2020), where he has sat on the Supervisory Board since 2024, and Senior Director Global Commerce Innovation at HEINEKEN (2015–2017). He has also been on the GS1 Management Board since 2025.
Nicole Zukowski
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Bacardi
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Bacardi, a beverage manufacturing company, since October 2025, after serving as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain - North America at Bacardi (2024–2025). Before Bacardi she held Nike roles including Chief Operating Officer - Converse (2018–2020), Vice President Global Marketplace Operations (2020–2022) and Vice President, North America Supply Chain (2022–2024).
Phil Savastano
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · The Boston Beer Company
Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Boston Beer Company since November 2025, responsible for end-to-end supply chain strategy, operations and risk management, including procurement, brewing and manufacturing, logistics, inventory and demand planning. He was previously Chief Supply Chain Officer at Molson Coors Beverage Company (2018–2020), then VP, Manufacturing Operations - Americas there (2020–2023).
Roger Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. since October 2022, where his profile says he is responsible for its end-to-end supply chain, including manufacturing, procurement, logistics, warehousing, transportation and quality. He was previously Chief Product Officer (2021–2022) and held senior vice president roles in product design, engineering, quality and the global product organization at Keurig Dr Pepper from 2016.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category and region to your question, since beer, spirits and soft drink supply chains differ in production and distribution. Current role holders suit questions about present-day planning, while people who held the title earlier can compare how the role has changed.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which beverage volumes to produce in-house versus through co-packers, and how does that change during peak season?
- 02What has most affected your packaging and raw material costs, such as aluminum, glass or sweeteners, and how did you respond?
- 03How is the chief supply chain officer role scoped in a beverage company, and which functions should report into it?
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