Michael O’Donnell

Michael O’Donnell is the president of The Belmullet Food and Beverage Group, based in Dumont, New Jersey. He began his beverage career at Anheuser-Busch, serving in roles in Newark, California, Chicago, and Boston, where he became a member of the wholesaler market team until he departed to serve as the general sales manager of a wholesaler. Michael later worked for Nestle Waters North America as a sales market unit leader and served as director of sales at the Mountain Valley Spring Water Company, where he successfully led efforts to secure partnerships with national retail chains and distributors. Michael has particularly deep experience using market data to build and implement sales programs for beverage distributors. As a co-partner with Emergent, Michael helps build out successful market/sales plans through his long-established relationships with valued Molson/Coors and AB InBev wholesaler partners. In his spare time, he works with an amateur AAU baseball program and enjoys taking trips with his family.