Blom Joins Chalone Wine Group as Chief Financial Officer.Business Editors/Food & Wine Writers NAPA VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2000 Shawn Conroy Blom has joined Chalone chalone /chal·one/ (kal´on) a group of tissue-specific water-soluble substances that are produced within a tissue and that inhibit mitosis of cells of that tissue and whose action is reversible. Wine Group (Nasdaq:CHLN) as its Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, announced President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Thomas B. Selfridge. Most recently, Blom was Chief Financial Officer of Jackson Family Farms, a collection of small, premium wineries owned by Jess Jackson and family, owners of Kendall-Jackson. She joined the Jackson family as controller for Cambria Winery & Vineyard. Before joining the Jackson family, Blom was controller for Sanford Winery for two and a half years. A Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. , Blom worked at KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Peat Marwick for six years and at Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. as Manager of Accounting in Shareholder and Corporate Reporting. She also worked at Christensen & Drake as Audit and Accounting Manager before joining the wine industry. Blom is a graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State . She lives in Santa Rosa with her husband and two sons. "Shawn knows the fine wine industry," said President and CEO Thomas B. Selfridge. "She has dealt with many of the challenges we face at Chalone Wine Group, plus she has the experience in public accounting we need as a public company. We're very pleased to have her join our team." The Chalone Wine Group is a Napa-based company that produces, markets and sells premium white and red varietal table wines. In California, the company owns and operates Chalone Vineyard in Monterey County, Acacia Winery in the Carneros District of Napa County, Jade Mountain brand in Napa County, Carmenet Vineyard in Sonoma County and, in conjunction with its joint-venture partner, Paragon Vineyard Co., owns and operates Edna Valley Vineyard in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County. Additionally, the company produces and markets wines of Central Coast appellation under the brand name Echelon Vineyards. In the State of Washington, the Company owns Sagelands Vineyard and a 51% interest in Canoe Ridge Vineyard. In the Bordeaux region of France, the company owns 24% of the fourth-growth estate of Chateau Duhart-Milon, in partnership with Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) who own the other 76%. Chalone Wine Group's website is www.chalonewinegroup.com. |
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