Oxford Publishing Inc. has announced that Jonathan Newman will deliver a keynote address at its East Coast event, the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show in Atlantic City, N.J., October 13-15.
Newman served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), the largest buyer of wine and spirits in the United States and the largest purchaser of California wines in the world. The PLCB operates more than 600 stores and manages more than 4,500 employees statewide and generated almost 1.7 billion in retail sales in fiscal year 2006-07.
Clay Dover (pictured) will be one of the keynote speakers at International Hospitality Week in Las Vegas, March 1-4, 2009. Dover is president and CEO of Metromedia Restaurant Group (MRG), one of the world’s leading multi-concept table-service restaurant groups, with more than 700 locations in 16 countries operating under the brands of Bennigan’s Grill and Tavern, Steak and Ale, Ponderosa Steakhouse, Bonanza Steakhouse, Bennigan’s Sport and The Tavern concepts.
Gerry Ruvo, president and CEO of SKYY Spirits LLC, also will deliver a keynote address at the Las Vegas event. SKYY Spirits LLC, a subsidiary of Milan's Gruppo Campari, boasted more than $315 million in revenue last year, with SKYY Vodka alone accounting for 12 percent of sales, or approximately $158 million. Ruvo and SKYY Spirits manage brands including SKYY Vodka, the SKYY 90 luxury brand, SKYY Flavors, Campari, Cabo Wabo tequila and others.
For more information about the shows, visit www.nightclub.com.
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