Shaw-Ross International Importers Announces Future Executive Leadership Changes

NEWS RELEASE

 

Vice President Scott Jove to transition into President by January 2023
with support of Managing Director Bruce Hunter.

 

Miami, FL, November 1, 2022 —Shaw-Ross International Importers (Shaw-Ross), one of the
nation’s leading importers representing over thirty prestigious suppliers from around the world,
today announced a planned transition of its leadership team, with Scott Jove, currently the Vice
President, Sales & Marketing, to become the Company’s President in January, 2023. Bruce
Hunter, Managing Director, will remain in his current role through the end of 2023 working
closely with Mr. Jove to ensure a smooth transition. Following the end of his tenure as Managing
Director and beginning in 2024, Mr. Hunter will remain with the Company as a senior advisor.
As President, Mr. Jove will lead all aspects of the business with a focus on sales, marketing and
supplier relations. Mr. Jove joined Shaw-Ross in 2015 as Manager, Commercial Strategy, and
was named to his current role of Vice President, Sales & Marketing in 2017. In this role, Mr.
Jove was successful in bringing a fresh perspective to the commercial team at Shaw-Ross.
“I’m incredibly honored to be part of an organization with such great history,” commented Mr.
Jove. “Thanks to Bruce’s leadership, industry knowledge, and dedication to our industry,
Shaw-Ross went from a boutique business to now representing the world’s finest wine and spirit
brands in the U.S. market. I want to thank Bruce for his continuous mentorship and look forward
to continuing to work with him to help build on Shaw-Ross’s long-term success.”

 

Mr. Jove holds a BA from Duke University and both a JD and an MBA from the University of
Miami. Before joining Shaw-Ross, Scott spent time in the financial services industry with Grant
Thornton and in management consulting with AT Kearney. A licensed attorney in the state of
Florida, Mr. Jove brings a unique skill set to Shaw-Ross, which enabled him to take a major role
in the recent restructuring of the Company.

 

Bruce Hunter originally joined Shaw-Ross in 1995 as Executive Vice President, Director of
Wines. He was appointed Executive Vice President, Director of Marketing in 1998 and oversaw
the expansion of the marketing department by developing a professional brand management
structure. Mr. Hunter was appointed Managing Director in 2004. He brings 52 years of domestic
and international experience in the wine and spirits industry, starting in 1970 with Almaden
Vineyards and then with Parrott and Company in 1973, serving as its president from 1984 to
1995.

 

“Scott has everything it takes to carry Shaw-Ross and its great team into the future,” said Mr.
Hunter. “His commitment to innovation, steadfast integrity and ethics, and focus on cultivating a
team of creative professionals, will make him a great leader. I look forward to working closely
with him and proudly witnessing the results of his leadership firsthand.”

 

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About Shaw-Ross International Importers
Founded in 1968 as a boutique wine and spirit importer representing a handful of brands,
Shaw-Ross is one of the nation’s leading importers representing over thirty suppliers from
around the world whose brands enjoy full national distribution through a network of outstanding
wholesalers.

 

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