U.S. Drinks Conference 2010

Bill Earle

President
National Association of Beverage Importers (NABI)

Mr. Earle retired from a 33 year career with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in 2004. He left ATF after serving seven years as Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining NABI, Bill served as the Chairman of the Code Compliance Review Board, a third party review process established by the Beer Institute. Mr. Earle was responsible for national beverage alcohol regulatory and tax policy for a significant portion of his time as an executive at ATF. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and earned his MBA at Southern Illinois University. He was named President of NABI in January 2007.