BevMo!, a specialty retailer of alcoholic beverages and related products in the western United States, today announced that Dimitri Haloulos has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2015. He will succeed Alan Johnson, the company’s current CEO, who will remain at the company until Dimitri joins, working closely with Board Chairman Cathy Stauffer to ensure a smooth transition of leadership. Dimitri Haloulos was most recently a Senior Vice President at Albertsons Safeway and has spent his career in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail space as an executive in sales, marketing and research across a number of global brands. Dimitri will build on BevMo!’s strong marketplace leadership to guide the company into its next phase of growth.
Cathy Stauffer, Chairman of the BevMo! Board of Directors, said: “On behalf of TowerBrook and the Board, I thank Alan for his passion and dedication to BevMo!. His commitment to the company has driven significant progress over his tenure, including the opening of 95 new stores, launching additional lines of business, building our high caliber leadership team and implementing new operational, merchandising and marketing strategies. Dimitri has tremendous experience and an outstanding track record of success in highly competitive and complex environments. The Board is confident that he is the right executive to build on Alan’s accomplishments and those of the senior management team, improve our strong results and accelerate BevMo!’s growth.” Read More