[In photo gallery, left to right: Carmine DeCrescente III, Greg White and Steve Rychcik. Photos provided.]
MECHANICVILLE — DeCrescente Distributing Company (DDC) announced that employees Carmine DeCrescente III, Steve Rychcik, and Greg White have been promoted.
DeCrescente was promoted to vice president and is responsible for establishing and maintaining high-level business partner relationships, both internal and external to the company. As a key leader in the organization, he will work to influence new and existing customer partnerships, and to foster ongoing business growth throughout the organization. DeCrescente has direct responsibility for leadership of the Service Department while working on overall company strategy and direction with the president and senior staff.
For 11 years, DeCrescente has been a valuable employee in roles including brand manager, project manager, and vice president of distributor services. Under his direction, DDC started installing fountain soda systems, selling beverage-dispensing gas, draft beer line cleaning, and he aided the New York State Brewers Association in creating their Certified Draft Establishment Program.
Previously, DeCrescente lived in San Diego and worked as a shipping consultant.
DeCrescente is active in the community, volunteering as co-chair of the United Way Summer Meals Campaign and planning committee member at the Masquerade for Ronald McDonald House. Additionally, he serves on boards for the Southern Saratoga Chamber of Commerce, Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau, and the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism at Schenectady County Community College. He served on the board of directors of Red Cross of Northeastern New York as well.
DeCrescente is a graduate of Leadership Saratoga and a recipient of the Albany Business Review’s 40 Under 40 Award. He lives in Malta with his wife and three sons.
Steve Rychcik has been promoted to on-premises sales director. In this role, he will direct sales to taverns, restaurants and other retail locations, managing a team of sales professionals serving customers in all 11 counties of DDC’s area of distribution.
Rychcik will work to ensure that his team executes a winning combination of sales and programming throughout the year.
Having over 26 years of service with DDC, Rychcik has been an invaluable contributor and through his hard work and determination, he has moved through the ranks.
A recent graduate of the Rensselaer County Chamber’s Leadership Institute, Rychcik’s strategic thinking and attention to detail have left a positive mark on every position that he held and customers, retailers and peers respect him.
Rychcik graduated from the College of Saint Rose with a BA in business administration and a concentration in management. He is active in the community, coaching Voorheesville Girls CYO Basketball, Boys Travel Baseball, and has been a manager of the Pine Bush Little League for three years. Rychcik lives in Voorheesville with his wife and two children.
Greg White has been promoted to independent channel sales director. In this role, he will direct the development and execution of the sales volume and programming plan within independent retail locations.
White has been with DDC for 18 years, and has moved through the ranks. Throughout his tenure, he has proven himself as a thoughtful and well-rounded leader. White’s ability to plan a strategy and make sure that it is implemented quickly and accurately has contributed immensely to the success of the independent channel.
White graduated from Siena College. Before joining DDC, he trained harness horses with his father in Saratoga Springs, at one time having 30 horses in the stable. He is a coach for AAU basketball and attends as many sporting events for his twin children as possible.
