Joe Ciatti, president of the Joseph W. Ciatti Co. LLC, announced that Barry Bedwell, general manager of the company's grape brokerage division, informed the management of the company of his decision to resign his position effective early this summer. Mr. Ciatti, while expressing disappointment in the decision, thanked Bdewell for his work and contributions and noted that the grape brokerage division has been placed on a sound footing due to Barry's efforts as well as other members of the Ciatti California brokerage team.Southcorp has chosen retired retail brand expert John Ballard to head the company. Until 1997, Ballard served as managing director of United Biscuits Asia Pacific. Ballard is said to have expertise in working with retailers,...