Alcohol Beverages Australia Explained

Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA) is an Australian non-profit membership–based organisation that represents retailers, producers and manufacturers of alcohol in Australia. The current president is Greg Holland^[1] and its CEO is Andrew Wilsmore.^[2]

Background

ABA was formed in 2015. ABA's members are producers and retailers of alcohol and the industry associations representing beer, wine, spirits and retail drinks.

The organization has been active in areas of alcohol regulation, including the NHMRC Drinking Guidelines,^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} New South Wales lockouts,^{[7] [8]} and pregnancy labelling.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Membership

Current members are:^[12]

• Accolade Wines
• Australian Distillers Association
• Australian Grape and Wine Authority
• Australian Liquor Marketers
• Brewers Association of Australia
• Beam Suntory
• Brown-Forman
• Campari Group
• Coca-Cola Amatil
• Coles Liquor
• Diageo
• Endeavour Group
• Lion
• Pernod Ricard Australia
• Retail Drinks Australia
• Spirits & Cocktail Australia
• Treasury Wine Estates

Leadership

President

The following people have served as president of ABA:

Name	Term start	Term end	Term of office
Giuseppe Minissale	2015	2017	3 years
Bryan Fry	2017	2021	4 years
Greg Holland	2021^[13]	Present	Current

Chief Executive Officer

The following people have served as Chief Executive Officer of ABA:

Name	Term start	Term end	Term of office	Title of office
Joanne Scillance	2015	2015	1 year	Executive Officer
Fergus Taylor	2016^[14]	2019	3 years
Andrew Wilsmore	2019	Present	Current	Chief Executive Officer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greg Holland appointed Chair of Alcohol Beverages Australia . 2019-12-09 . www.drinkstrade.com.au.
2. Web site: Alcohol Beverages Australia appoints new CEO. 2019-07-17. The Shout. en-AU. 2019-12-09.
3. Web site: How much you can 'safely' drink depends on what country you're in. Aston. Heath. 2016-10-29. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-12.
4. Web site: Should Australia's alcohol consumption guidelines be relaxed? . 2019-12-10 . 2GB. en. 2019-12-09.
5. Web site: Alcohol lobby campaigns against Australia's 'harsh' drinking guidelines. McCauley. Dana. 2019-10-11. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-09.
6. Web site: Dispute between alcohol companies and safe drinking review panel bubbles over. Aston. Heath. 2017-06-17. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-09.
7. Web site: ABA Submission to Nighttime economy inquiry. 9 July 2019. NSW Parliament. 2019-12-09.
8. Web site: BOCSAR report shows lockout laws are not working: ABA. 2017-03-07. The Shout. en-AU. 2019-12-09.
9. Web site: 'No safe level': Mandatory alcohol warning labels to be voted on by health ministers. McCauley. Dana. 2018-10-09. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-09.
10. Web site: Alcohol lobby says new pregnancy warning labels 'too expensive'. McCauley. Dana. 2019-11-29. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-09.
11. Web site: Mandatory Pregnancy Labels on alcohol set to cost industry a lot more. 2019-11-25. The Shout. en-AU. 2019-12-09.
12. Web site: Our Members. Alcohol Beverages Australia. en-US. 2020-01-06.
13. Web site: 2021-11-30 . Greg Holland appointed Chair of ABA with AGW Tony Battaglene appointed Deputy Chair . 2022-04-07 . Drinks Trade . en-US.
14. Web site: ABA appoints new executive director. 2016-03-31. The Shout. en-AU. 2020-01-06.