9/5/2023 0 Comments Hobo sexual![]() ![]() “This is a significant moment for Lord Hobo as we enter a new chapter with Brian Walsh, one of the most trusted leaders in our industry at a pivotal moment, and strengthen our board with the addition of two exceptional executives, Wendy Nowokunski and Simon Thorpe.” A third new board member will also be added in the coming months. “Last year as we evaluated our pandemic response, we identified the need for clear and experienced leadership, and certainly the reckoning in our industry reinforced that need,” states a message from the Lord Hobo board, provided to Eater via a representative for the company. He is being replaced by Brian Walsh, the former CEO of Smuttynose Brewing Company in New Hampshire, although Lanigan will remain on the Lord Hobo board and, ostensibly, in a position of some power. ![]() Lanigan is among those who stepped down in the aftermath of the allegations. The allegations came to light after Brienne Allan, who works as a production manager at Notch Brewing in Salem, asked women in the craft beer industry to share their stories of sexism and harassment via her Instagram account, rolled in by the dozen - naming a number of Massachusetts breweries, including Lord Hobo and Wormtown, among others nationwide - and prompted several brewery owners to issue apologies and some to step down altogether. Lord Hobo CEO Dan Lanigan and four of the five members of the Wormtown ownership team announced on Friday, June 18, that they’re stepping down from leadership roles at their respective breweries amid sexual misconduct allegations. A reckoning in the craft beer industry has hit the leadership at two Boston-area breweries in recent weeks.
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