Eastside Distilling, Inc. announced the appointment of Robert P. Grammen as independent director to the company's board of directors, effective June 15, 2020. Geoffrey Gwin will step down from his role as a member of the Company's board commensurate with the appointment of Mr. Grammen. Robert P. Grammen is a Managing Director of EFO Management, LLC. Grammen serves as the Managing Director of EFO's Naples, Florida office and is responsible for the origination, analysis, structure and execution of direct debt and equity investments. His post-investment responsibilities have included asset management, committee leadership and board positions for EFO Financial Group, Intersect Beverage, Laser Spine Institute, Palm Beach Tan, Marodyne Medical, Cypress Lending Group, YourCause, Coral Hospitality, Melbourne Greyhound Park and others.