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1 0 8 V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T | M a y - J u n e 2 014 w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m Kathy Meechan Becomes Director at Saxco S a x c o I n t e r n a t i o n - a l h a s n a m e d K a t h y M e e c h a n d i r e c t o r f o r product quality. She will be responsible for Saxco's quality assurance and ser- vice performance across all categories and market s e g m e n t s . P r e v i o u s l y, Meechan was the regula- tory compliance director for North America and director of quality and technical services (Ameri- cas) for Treasury Wine Estates in Napa, Calif. Tom Garigliano Joins BPM San Francisco-based accounting and consulting firm Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. (BPM) has hired Thom- as (Tom) Garigliano, former partner-in-charge of KPMG's San Francisco tax practice, as a partner to lead the firm's North Bay corporate tax practice. Gari- gliano brings more than 30 years of C-Corp., S-Corp. and partnership taxation experience, including merg- ers and reorganizations, to his new role. Mercier Promotes Tim Olson M e r c i e r , a s m a l l French cooperage located in Barbezieux, has pro- moted Tim Olson to sales manager for California. Olson joined the cooper- age in January 2013 as a sales agent in the Cali- fornia market. He is now responsible for all sales a n d m a r k e t i n g , w h i c h includes servicing existing customers and developing new relationships. IoPP Elects Suzanne Fenton To Board Suzanne Fenton, director of marketing for Tricor- Braun, has been elected to the board of directors of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). In 2013, Fenton was inducted into IoPP's College of Fel- lows, in recognition of outstanding contributions and service to the field of packaging. That same year she received the IoPP lifetime designation as a Certified Packaging Professional. Saxco International Promotes Jimmy Owens Jimmy Owens has been promoted to category manager for craft spirits at Saxco Internation- al, headquartered in Horsham, Pa. Owens will be responsible for providing resources and support for the expansion of rigid packaging services for the craft spirits category. Additionally, he will retain his duties as new product development representative. He has worked with Saxco for 17 years. Pamela Saling Launches Consultancy Sonoma County-based marketing and commu- nications entrepreneur Pamela Saling now offers independent consulting and graphic design servic- es to the wine industry. Her experience includes marketing and public relations for Seagram Cha- teau and Estates. Saling's services focus on get- ting wine industry businesses high press visibility online and creating impactful marketing collateral and powerful ad campaigns. Learn more at www. pamelasaling.com. High-tech meets handcrafted. SIGMA press with patented pressing principle and FLEXIDRAIN® technology for vertical juice extraction. Visit our website for a video of the SIGMA in action. www.scottlab.com t info@scottlab.com