Eastside Distilling Elects Hollywood Film Producer Pat Crowley to its Board of Directors
18 October 2018 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Crowley has produced successful films in the
Jason Bourne and Jurassic World franchises
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST), makers of
award-winning craft spirits, today announced the election
of Patrick Crowley to its Board of
Directors. Crowley was a producer of hugely
successful Bourne and Jurassic World films, as well as numerous
other Hollywood hits. Crowley will lend his
experience to Eastside’s product strategy including
its efforts with celebrity-endorsed or
co-owned products.
Pat Crowley is a veteran motion picture producer
with worldwide experience. He has produced many box office
hits: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic
World, Eight Below, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne
Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Eagle Eye
and The Other Guys. He was the executive producer on Sleepless in
Seattle, Legends of the Fall and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.
He holds an A.B. from Univ. of California (Berkeley) and a M.A.
from Stanford University.
Grover Wickersham, Chairman and CEO of Eastside Distilling,
commented, “Marketing strategies in the spirits industry are
increasingly based on celebrity endorsements and co-ownership. We
have certainly seen that with our own Redneck Riviera Whiskey
brand. With his experience and connections, as well
as understanding of product branding, Pat is a great
addition to our board of directors.”
About Eastside Distilling
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) has been producing
high-quality, award-winning craft spirits in Portland, Oregon since
2008. The company is distinguished by its highly decorated product
lineup that includes Burnside Bourbon, West End American Whiskey,
Goose Hollow Reserve, Below Deck Rums, Portland Potato Vodka,
Hue-Hue Coffee Rum and a distinctive line of fruit infused spirits.
Eastside Distilling is majority owner of Big Bottom Distilling
(makers of The Ninety One Gin, Navy Strength Gin and
Delta Rye whiskey) and the Redneck Riviera Whiskey Co. All
Eastside, Big Bottom and Redneck Riviera spirits are crafted from
natural ingredients for quality and taste. Eastside’s MotherLode
Bottling subsidiary is one of the Northwest’s leading independent
spirit bottlers and ready-to-drink canners. For more information
visit: www.eastsidedistilling.com or follow the company on Twitter
and Facebook.
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