Cincinnati, Ohio-based marketing and networking organization DPA Buying Group on July 11 named Scott Rouse as Vice President of Supplier Development.

In this role, Rouse will work closely with the group’s preferred suppliers to increase sales and profits with distributor members, advance product training programs for distributors, and roll out a new travel incentive program.

Rouse comes to DPA with 15 years of accounting, finance, and operations experience. He has worked for one of the nation’s top craft beer distributors. His areas of expertise include general-ledger accounting, account reconciliation, P&L analysis, cashflow utilization, financial forecasting, budgeting, and inventory management.