Prestige Wine Imports Corp. (PWI), the New York-based subsidiary of Gruppo Mezzacorona, announced the retirement of Thomas “Rusty” Pape as Chief Executive Officer effective Dec. 31 after more than 30 years in the industry. Moving forward, PWI will be co-led by Andrew Meyer, Chief Sales Officer, and December Semexant, Chief Financial Officer, who will both report directly to the PWI Board of Directors. Meyer, a 25-year wine industry veteran, has been with PWI in his role for one year. Semexant is a 15-year veteran of PWI. Established in 1985, Prestige Wine Imports has been the exclusive importer to the U.S. for a distinguished and diverse portfolio of authentic and sustainably farmed Italian wines from the Dolomites to Sicily.