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03/10/2022 09:15

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RNS Number : 5286B  Distil PLC  03 October 2022

Distil PLC

 

Directorate change

 

Distil plc (AIM:DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg Spiced Rum,
Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, TRØVE Botanical Vodka, Blavod Black Vodka and Diva
Vodka, announces that Marketing and Operations Director, Kate O'Connell, has
decided to step down from the Board, together with a number of other
management changes.

 

Kate O'Connell

Kate  has decided to step down from the Board with effect from 14 October
2022 in order to dedicate more time to her young family. She joined the
business in 2011 as Marketing Manager, before being promoted to Marketing and
Operations Director in 2017. Following maternity leave Kate successfully
returned on a reduced working week and was appointed to the Distil PLC board
in January 2021.

 

Following Kate's departure, she will continue to support the business on an
ongoing consultancy basis.

 

Commenting on Kate's departure, Don Goulding, Executive Chairman, said:

 

"Kate has been a longstanding employee of Distil and played an important role
in the daily running of the Company. She has impacted all areas of our
business from the development and launch of products, to helping us navigate
the tricky waters of Brexit transitions and the Covid-19 pandemic. We are
grateful to her for her dedicated service over the last 11 years.

 

Kate will be missed within the business day-to-day, however we are delighted
that she will continue to offer support on an ongoing consultancy basis."

 

Strengthening the management team

In light of Kate's departure, Distil has promoted Sarah Kingsbury to Marketing
Director effective from 1 October 2022. Sarah has over 13 years' experience in
the drinks industry ranging from bartending, drinks journalism and PR. She
worked across both global and challenger brands on a range of PR, marketing
campaigns and events before joining the Distil team as Marketing Manager in
March 2020. Sarah will be responsible for all aspects of company and brand
marketing.

 

Distil has also recruited Adebola Adebo as Head of Finance and Operations
effective from 1 December 2022. Adebola has a BA in Applied accounting,
Accounting and Finance and an ACCA, as well as a MA in Management from
Westminster Business School. Adebola joins Distil from her position of Group
Finance Controller at The Whisky Exchange (part of the Pernod Ricard Group),
where she has been for three years.

 

As part of these changes, Sarah, Adebola and Commercial Director, Alex Baker,
will join the Distil Company Limited board.

 

Don Goulding, Executive Chairman, said: "I'm delighted to announce the
appointment of Sarah and Adebola to their new positions. Sarah's promotion is
well deserved, having demonstrated a strong performance during her time with
the company. We're also excited to welcome Adebola to the team, who brings a
wealth of experience across finance and operations. Together with Alex they
will form a strong management team to take the company forward through the
current business remodel and beyond."

 

For further information:

 

 Distil PLC
 Don Goulding, Executive Chairman            Tel +44 203 405 0475

 Shaun Claydon, Finance Director
 SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (NOMAD
 Neil Baldwin                                Tel +44 20 3368 3550

 Mark Brady
 Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd (Broker)
 Andy Thacker / James Pope                   Tel +44 20 3657 0050

 

About Distil

Distil Plc is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It owns
drinks brands in a number of sectors of the alcoholic drinks market. These
include premium spiced rum, vodka, gin, vodka vanilla cream liqueur and are
called RedLeg Spiced Rum. Blackwoods Vintage Gin, Blackwoods Vodka, TRØVE
Botanical Vodkas, Blavod Original Black Vodka and Diva Vodka.

 

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