Kevin Atticks Named As Executive Director of The Brewers Association of Maryland

January 2015—Frederick, Maryland. The Brewers Association of Maryland

(BAM) has hired Kevin Atticks as its executive director, and his firm—Grow &

Fortify—to manage the organization, cultivate the industry and achieve new

legislative and promotional successes.

Atticks recently launched Grow & Fortify, a management firm developed to assist

businesses and create and strengthen organizations to support them. He has led

the Maryland Wineries Association (MWA) since 2002, where his strategic

leadership of the organization helped grow the industry from 15 to over 70

wineries, oversaw major revisions to state and county alcohol laws and created

new events to grow market awareness of local wines.

“The rich tradition of brewing in Maryland continues today, and I am thrilled with

the opportunity to assist the local brewers as they take the industry to new

heights,” said Atticks.

The Brewers Association of Maryland joins the Maryland Wineries Association as

clients of the new firm.

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“Our local craft beer industry is growing at an unprecedented rate, and the

Brewers Association of Maryland needed to take a big step forward to continue to

grow and promote Maryland beer,” said Ben Savage, chief marketing officer at

Flying Dog Brewery, and president of the Brewers Association of Maryland. “Our

members came together and took that step by voting to bring Kevin and his team

on board—and now Maryland breweries will be well positioned for whatever

opportunities lay ahead.”

"I have a tremendous amount of respect for Kevin as both a person and

a passionate advocate for the issues he works on,” said Comptroller of Maryland

Peter Franchot, whose office is the chief regulator of the alcohol industry. “I’m

confident that he will bring his usual effective and collaborative approach to his

work on behalf of the Brewers Association."