WEBB Banks names Jose Castellvi as Vice President, Travel Retail and Spirits
Wine and spirits distributor WEBB Banks has named industry veteran Jose Castellvi to the newly created role of Vice President, Travel Retail and Spirits.
Castellvi will report to CEO Andy Consuegra and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the company’s growing spirits portfolio, as well as cultivating and maintaining relationships with duty free partners. Castellvi joins the WEBB Banks senior leadership team of Phillip Jarrell, Kam Snow and Juan Carlos Rodriquez.
Before joining WEBB Banks, which specialises in wines & spirits distribution in travel retail, the Caribbean and Central America, Castellvi spent 16 years at William Grant & Sons in various roles in Latin America and the Caribbean. He was most recently Regional President Travel Retail Americas and Caribbean.
He also served for six years as President of Bacardi Dominicana SA in the Dominican Republic, and before that was General Manager of United Distillers in the region.
“We’re excited to welcome Jose to the team. His decades of supplier and distributor management experience, as well as his extraordinary wine and spirits knowledge, will be invaluable as we continue to position WEBB Banks for future growth,” said Consuegra.
“2020 was undoubtedly a challenging period for our industry, but we’re very proud of our success and accomplishments last year, and with Jose’s help we’re looking forward to building on that now in 2021.”
“In the 1950s, my father was a liquor distributor in Cuba, and I’m proud every day to have followed in his footsteps, spending the past 30-plus years in this dynamic industry,” said Castellvi. “It’s definitely a highlight of my career, joining Andy and the talented team at WEBB Banks to grow distribution in the region, and help this organisation continue to reach new heights and continued successes.”
The WEBB Banks regional portfolio includes Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Jägermeister, Disaronno, Skrewball, The Macallan, Whistle Pig, Robert Mondavi, Stags’ Leap, Caymus, Penfolds and Rodney Strong Vineyards.