CEO led four associations before joining alcohol industry group in 2016; board of directors plans to initiate search for successor Naasz Five-time association CEO Kraig Naasz will step down as head of the Distilled Spirits Council in June to rejoin the issues management firm Washington2 Advocates, the $17 million-revenue association announced April 27. Naasz joined the Council in 2016 and will leave next month after less than three years on the job. In a statement, the outgoing CEO called his time at the association "one of the most gratifying professional experiences of my career." "It's been an honor to represent many of the world's most iconic beverage alcohol… Read More