Joe Conti will become CEO, a new position. The liquor board's chair said he was "very disappointed" by the move. HARRISBURG - Out of a job for only two weeks, former State Sen. Joe Conti today will be named chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, a newly created $150,000-a-year post with the nation's largest buyer of wine and spirits. The Rendell administration pushed the appointment of the Bucks County Republican, calling him perfect for the job. Yet the news was immediately met with outrage by the LCB chairman. "In fact, he's a nice guy," Newman said.