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Moët Hennessy

Moët Hennessy’s Jim Clerkin

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by 1 Comment

From County Down to downtown Manhattan, Jim Clerkin has moved around, and systematically up, in the world. After a career in the alcoholic beverage industry, he’s landed the top position in Moët Hennessy in North America. Now that he’s there, his goal is to help others do the same.  Jim Clerkin has had a relationship with Hennessy since before he was born. His father’s drink … [Read more...] about Moët Hennessy’s Jim Clerkin

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