REG - Naked Wines PLC - Appointment of Rodrigo Maza as CEO

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02/04/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 8305I  Naked Wines PLC  02 April 2024

2 April 2024

 

Naked Wines plc

("Naked Wines" or "Group")

 

Appointment of Rodrigo Maza as CEO

 

Further to the announcement made on February 5th, Naked Wines is pleased to
confirm the appointment of Rodrigo Maza as Group Chief Executive Officer
effective from today, the first day of the Group's 2025 financial year.

 

The Group is also pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Calandrella as
General Manager, Naked Wines USA. Paul will join the Group from mid-April
bringing two decades of experience in consumer-focused roles in both brand and
retail, including at Amazon,  REI and, most recently, a venture-backed,
re-commerce startup.

 

As planned, Rowan Gormley will now return to his previous role as
non-executive Chairman and will continue to assist Maza and Paul with their
handovers as necessary.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Naked Wines plc                           IR@nakedwines.com (mailto:IR@nakedwines.com)

 Rowan Gormley, Chairman

 James Crawford, Chief Financial Officer

 Catherine Miles

 Investec (NOMAD & Joint Broker)           Tel: 0207 597 5970

 David Flin / Ben Farrow

 Jefferies (Joint Broker)                  Tel: 0207 029 8000

 Ed Matthews / Harry Le May

 Instinctif (Financial PR)                 Tel: 07917 178 920 / 07931 598 593

 Guy Scarborough / Damian Reece

 

About Naked Wines plc

 

Naked Wines connects everyday wine drinkers with the world's best independent
winemakers.

 

Why? Because we think it's a better deal for everyone. Talented winemakers get
the support, funding and freedom they need to make the best wine they've ever
made. The wine drinkers who support them get much better wine at much better
prices than traditional retail.

 

It's a unique business model. Naked Wines customers (who we call Angels)
commit to a fixed prepayment each month which goes towards their next
purchase. In turn. Naked funds the production costs for winemakers, generating
savings that are passed back to its customers. It creates a virtuous circle
that benefits both wine drinker and winemaker.

 

Our mission is to change the way the whole wine industry works for the better.
In the last financial year we served more than 792,000 Angels in the US, UK
and Australia, making us a leading player in the fast-growing
direct-to-consumer wine market.

 

Our customers have direct access to 293 of the world's best independent
winemakers making over 2,000 quality wines in 22 different countries. We
collaborate with some of the world's best independent winemakers like Matt
Parish (Beringer, Stags' Leap) and eight-time Winemaker of the Year Daryl
Groom (Penfolds Grange).

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