On February 10, 2017, Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. appointed Edwin A. Smith as Principal Accounting Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Smith has been serving as the Company's Interim Controller since January 6, 2017. Mr. Smith joined the Company in June 2011 as the Company's Director of External Reporting & Investor Relations. From October 2007 to June 2011, Mr. Smith was the external reporting manager at Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (then known as NACCO Materials Handling Group), which role included membership on its technical accounting committee.