Master Distiller & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Robert Birnecker
Master Distiller & Chief Executive Officer, KOVAL Distillery
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Portrait of Dr. Robert Birnecker
i. Biography
Dr. Robert Birnecker is the co-founder, master distiller, and chief executive officer of KOVAL Distillery in Chicago, where he has worked since 2008. Prior to establishing the distillery, he served as deputy press secretary at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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What role does Dr. Robert Birnecker hold at KOVAL Distillery?
He serves as the co-founder, master distiller, and chief executive officer of KOVAL Distillery in Chicago.
What was Dr. Robert Birnecker's career prior to KOVAL Distillery?
He previously served as the deputy press secretary at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 2008.
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