Armit Wines has appointed Svet Manolov MS as portfolio director, reporting to MD Brett Fleming. 

In his role, Manolov will oversee all aspects of wine supply into the business and be responsible for driving equity and actual sales growth across all Armit agency suppliers. 

The Armit brand team will report directly to Manolov, ensuring that he has full visibility of all aspects of the company’s agency supply operations. 

Armit said that Manolov arrives with extensive commercial exposure to key premium and on-trade businesses in the UK. He replaces Nicolas Clerc MS. 

On his appointment, Manolov said: “The opportunity to join Armit wines was not something I was actively seeking; however, the depth and iconic quality of the Armit Portfolio combined with the opportunity to contribute significantly to the growth of this highly regarded business was something impossible to ignore. I am delighted to have been appointed and look forward to supporting Brett and the team.” 

Brett Fleming, MD for Armit Wines, added: “This is a critical appointment for us and has come after an exhaustive recruitment process. Svet brings key core values: experience, respect and knowledge combined with a high degree of commerciality which is both rare and invaluable – we are lucky to have him. His contribution is precisely what we need to move to the next stage of our growth journey.”