We take a look at some of the companies welcoming new faces to top jobs.
We take a look at some of the companies welcoming new faces to top jobs.
International Beverage has announced the arrival of two new senior executives to the business, with both set to take up strategic roles in the global spirits producer’s management team during a period of ‘ambitious growth’.
Established in 2006 as a wholly-owned subsidiary and spirits arm of Thaibev, the company is based in Hong Kong with regional offices in Singapore, Malaysia, the US and UK: marketing and distributing a portfolio of premium brands (led by a range of Scotch whiskies) in more than 85 markets.
Fiona Meldrum (pictured left) joins International Beverage as Head of Supply Chain. She brings more than 15 years’ experience in supply chain leadership to the role. After studying Business Management at Edinburgh Napier University, she began her career at The Heineken Company, spending eight years working across a number of global export, customer service and logistics projects, latterly as Head of Export – Customer & Logistics.
Meldrum then moved to the beer and cider specialists C&C Group where she spent three years managing supply chain planning across the company’s network of own brand and contract products as Head of Planning. After a brief tenure at Hunter Boot Ltd as Global Logistics Manager, she moved to Chivas Brothers as Head of Planning, where she led a team of 30 people and helped to build the company’s supply chain transformation agenda, incorporating bottling and material planning.
Meanwhile, Laura Millar (pictured right) joins International Beverage a Head of Finance and Risk. Millar qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte, where she went on to spend six years working in Audit across the company’s portfolio of clients, gaining experience in a diverse range of different industries.
In 2010 she joined the Japanese owned global medical device manufacturer Terumo Aortic – part of the Terumo Group which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Having started as Financial Accounting Manager, she progressed through the business to Financial Controller, Head of Finance & Compliance and latterly to Global VP of Finance Control & Compliance.
Both new recruits will be based at the company’s Airdrie headquarters in Scotland.
Giorgi Global Holdings, Inc. the ultimate parent of the CANPACK Group, has announced that - effective June 19, 2023 - Marius Croitoru has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of the CANPACK Group.
Croituru has been the group's CFO since 2015 and Interim CEO since November 2022.
With his appointment as CEO, the group has commenced a search for a new CFO.
Krakow, Poland-headquartered CANPACK, a global manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans and packaging solutions, employs more than 9,000 people with operations in 16 countries.
France’s Bourgogne Wine Board has welcomed nine new official wine ambassadors: joining a community of 67 ambassadors across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
The nine successful specialists, including a Master of Wine, were selected from over 100 candidates. They came from Europe, Asia and the Americas and toured Bourgogne from north to south over five days.
They toured the Bourgogne wine region from north to south over five days: with the aim to deepen their knowledge and discover the variety of Bourgogne wines and terroirs through a study of the landscape, visits to wine estates and meetings with wine professionals and themed tastings.
This week of training culminated in a demanding final exam, consisting of a blind tasting followed by a commentated tasting, to earn the title of “Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador".
The nine new Bourgogne Wine Official Ambassadors are: Monica Marin (US); Maxine Dubois (Vietnam); René Langdahl Jorgensen (Denmark); Kenn Ching (Singapore and China); Sylvain Elies (France); Jacky Blisson MW (Quebec); Laura Kent (UK); Paulo Brammer (Brazil); Paul Peng Wang (Taiwan).
US rye whiskey brand Redemption Whiskey has named Alan Kennedy as the brand’s new Master Blender.
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Alan started his career as a classically trained pastry chef before shifting his focus to the world of wine and spirits. Alan credits his culinary training as a crucial foundational step for his career, noting the precision between science and art that serves him now more than ever in his role as Master Blender.
Training under distillers and blenders as he rose through the ranks, Alan has gained experience from hand picking the grains, to filling and rolling barrels, to learning the art of blending.
In 2019, Alan was appointed Master Blender for Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company's Town Branch Whiskey, making him one of the youngest up-and-coming Master Blenders on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail at the time.
“As Alan joins the Redemption team, he is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality and consistency of Redemption's current offerings, while bringing new and innovative sensorial whiskeys to fans that take inspiration from the past, while reimaging rye for today,” says the brand.
Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Alan succeeds Dave Carpenter, who previously served as Redemption's Master Blender.
Bristol Syrup Company has appointed Ben Reynolds as On Trade Controller.
This newly created role will see Reynolds manage and build a new channel strategy for the company. He will be looking to grow UK sales of Bristol Syrup Company across national pub groups and large restaurant chains.
Reynolds joins Bristol Syrup Company with a wealth of experience having previously worked as Senior National Account Manager at Mangrove Drinks and spent several years with Remy Cointreau UK as Business Development Manager and at National Account Manager level. With extensive experience within the wine, spirits and hospitality industry, Reynolds will also oversee the continued delivery of excellent customer service.
