Management Team
Twenty20 has a strong team of industry professionals. The team is built around one organizing
principle. “Good people, who enjoy what they do, will do good work”. The strong relationships
built over the years with our distributor partners and customers show everyday in the results we achieve for our partners.
Ashley Burnette
Ashley has extensive experience in the distribution tier. He held many significant positions at Young's Market Company, the last being Executive Vice President of Marketing and Internal Operations. This experience gives him a unique perspective on how distributors and suppliers effectively work together to grow and develop brands, and he now utilizes that experience to the benefit of our portfolio. He is a results-driven, execution oriented, decisive leader with a proven track record of success. Ashley resides in Southern California and works across all aspects of our business to monitor sales execution, ensure strategy is consistent and our clients' goals are being achieved.
ashley@twenty20beverages.comAshley Burnette
Partner/Co-founder
John Ormiston
John has held leadership positions with some of the world’s largest wine and spirit producers. He has been involved in the development of successful brands including Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, Pinnacle Vodka, Herradura Tequila, Sonoma Cutrer, Benziger and Fetzer Wines. He led the creation of the Alliance Company, a joint venture between Brown Forman and Bacardi, two of the world’s largest spirits producers. He created 1026 Beverage Company in 2015 which later developed into 2020 Beverages and is a leader in sales and marketing management in the wine and spirits industry. He received his MBA from Pepperdine University in 2000.
john@twenty20beverages.comJohn Ormiston
Partner/Co-founder
Sales
Darren Kohlenberger
Darren has an extensive background in the spirits industry having worked for top companies, such as Brown-Forman and MGP. He has a successful track record across a variety of roles, including both on and off premise, as well as national accounts. In his spare time, Darren enjoys being around his family and playing in his ice hockey league.
darren.kohlenberger@twenty20beverages.comDarren Kohlenberger
Vice President
East
Zach Theiss
Zach has a passion for building brands. He has held sales roles in the on premise, off premise and chains from street level up to director level positions. Additionally, Zach lived and worked in Sydney Australia building his depth of experience launching US based spirit companies across Australia and New Zealand. His strengths lie in strategic planning for long term success, building and maintaining long lasting relationships and business development. Away from business, Zach enjoys surfing around the world, playing music and reading whatever he can get his hands on.
zach.theiss@twenty20beverages.comZach Theiss
Director
West
Operations
Damien Pascale
Damien is an accomplished liquor industry leader with extensive experience in strategic and tactical planning, trade channel management, portfolio management, pricing & programming, as well as budgeting. He has worked for and with top companies in the industry including Youngs Market Company, RNDC, Brown Forman, Bacardi, Remy Cointreau, Fifth Generation, Heaven Hill, Sazerac, and Proximo. He has helped introduce and/or manage many of the industries most successful brands.
damien.pascale@twenty20beverages.comDamien Pascale
Director, Portfolio Management
Chris Burnette
Chris has grown up in an industry family. His mother, father, aunt, and uncle have all enjoyed long careers in the Wine and Spirits industry working for such great companies as Brown Forman, Heublein, Youngs Market Company and Wine Warehouse. Chris is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Business Management and Human Resources. Chris enjoys playing baseball, and rooting for the Washington Nationals and Kanas City Chiefs.
christopher@twenty20beverages.comChris Burnette
Operations Manager
