Steve Doyle joins J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Steve Doyle.
–J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines announced that Steve Doyle has joined the company as vice president, U.S. sales. A highly respected industry executive, with more than three decades of experience, Doyle will lead J. Lohr’s in-house sales team in representing J.Lohr winery throughout the United States. Doyle was selected for his expansive knowledge of the U.S. market, his ability to design and implement industry-leading sales programs, and his extensive expertise in the premium and luxury wine categories.
“Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the wine industry’s most successful larger companies,” said Doyle. “I have also been fortunate to work with family run wineries and entrepreneurial organizations. J. Lohr embodies the best of all of these dynamics. At the same time, there is an unwavering commitment to craft and quality that reflects the values that drive the Lohr family.”
Doyle was most recently vice president, national sales manager for C. Mondavi & Family. Throughout his career, Doyle has also held executive sales positions for a number of wine industry leaders. Doyle holds a degree in marketing from Indiana State University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
“Steve Doyle has a keen understanding of the complexities of today’s wine marketplace,” said J. Lohr CEO Steve Lohr. “He has a belief in building win-win relationships with our valued partners, many of whom we have had relationships with since my father started the business. Steve is respected and well-liked by his industry colleagues and shares the values that define J. Lohr as a family-owned brand. My father, sister, brother and I, along with our talented team of winemakers and fellow employees, look forward to working closely with Steve.”
Founded more than four decades ago by Jerry Lohr and still family owned and operated, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines crafts a full line of internationally recognized wines from its 3,700 acres of sustainably farmed estate vineyards in Paso Robles, Monterey County’s Arroyo Seco and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations, and St. Helena in the Napa Valley.
The placement of Steve Doyle was made in concert with The Cypress Group of St. Helena, California, which specializes in executive placements in the wine industry.
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