HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A Hope College Graduate has been appointed as Director of Brewery Operations/Beer Unit for New Holland Brewing.
Tom Stryker joined New Holland about 10 months ago to help lead the company’s integration and implementation of new products. He will now take a leadership position in brewery operations. Stryker is former Vice President of Business Development for Blue Medora, a Michigan software firm. Prior to Blue Medora, Tom provided strategic leadership on a consultative basis as a principal of the Stryker Group. He has also held leadership positions at Johnson Controls and Plascore.
New Holland has over 400 employees and product sales in 38 states and four countries, New Holland’s leadership is expanding to grow expertise in the areas of sales leadership development, strategy and long-term planning. Stryker will provide both day-to-day and long-term leadership to the brewery production team, while also working closely with internal and external sales teams.
In 2015, New Holland’s production facility underwent substantial development including the tripling of their brewing capacity through additional indoor and outdoor fermentation, new keg line, expansion of the Dragon’s Milk cellar, additional refrigerated warehouse space, a new wash and column still, new shipping docks, and increased manpower, among other enhancements.
