A new trade association has launched in the whisky sector to protect people who buy and sell casks. The Cask Whisky Association is made up…
A new trade association has launched in the whisky sector to protect people who buy and sell casks. The Cask Whisky Association is made up…
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has appointed Majestic’s chief operating officer, Rob Cooke, to its board. The trade organisation welcomed Cooke’s experience at what it called an “important time for the wine industry”, with issues such as DRS and duty changes on the agenda. Cooke sits on the Majestic executive team and oversees the wine retailer’s ecommerce, buying and marketing functions, as well…
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is on the lookout for new board members, as it seeks to diversify the line-up. The WSTA is recruiting four new members, “chosen for their different business expertise and perspectives”. The WSTA, which is a not for profit organisation, said it wants “fresh thinking volunteers”, to apply to join the board for a two-year term. New members will…
The CEO of Naked Wines has admitted the company has made mistakes in pursuit of rapid growth, as the firm shakes up the board and makes redundancies. In an operational and financial update, issued today, CEO Nick Devlin said: “We recognise that in pursuit of rapid growth we have made mistakes. Whilst the business today remains materially bigger than pre-pandemic, in 2021 we bought inventory…
Naked Wines has appointed former CEO and current shareholder Rowan Gormley as an advisor to the board. Gormley, who announced his departure in November 2019, will work with the company as it “finalises its revised operational and financial plans” for the business. Naked expects to announce the revised plans in mid-October. Gormley owns 2.9% of the company’s share capital and…
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has launched a new recruitment tool as it looks to help the drinks industry tackle widespread vacancies. The new jobs board aims to help fill the one in 10 jobs that are reported to be vacant across hospitality, drinks retail and leisure. The dedicated jobs section on the WSTA’s “new and improved” website will be open for members…
The Drinks Trust has added four new members to its charity Board of Trustees, each of them highly respected and experienced leaders in the drinks industry and drinks-led hospitality industry. They are Nicky Forrest, Katy Keating, Jillian MacLean MBE and Laura Willoughby MBE. Nicky Forrest has been at the forefront of drinks communications for over 20 years and is the managing director of Phipps Relations,…
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has welcomed three new Board members to its executive team. Caroline Thompson-Hill, European Managing Director at Accolade; Alexei Rosin, Managing Director for UK and Ireland at Moët Hennessy UK; and James Miles, Chairman and Managing Director (Co-Founder) at Liv-ex Ltd; all attended their first WSTA Board meeting last week. With 18 years’ experience in the drinks industry –…
