William Grant & Sons has appointed a new MD of its operations in the US, less than ten months after the previous incumbent started in-post.
Melanie Batchelor (below) has become the USA president & MD for the Glenfiddich owner as of this month. The executive joins the company from Campari Group, where, having started with the Aperol owner in 2011, she rose to the position of Campari America CEO at the start of 2023.
As with her previous role at Campari, Batchelor will be based out of New York with William Grant.
Batchelor takes over from James Casey, who joined William Grant from Constellation Brands in April last year. Casey joined Constellation in 2018, having previously worked for Diageo, Gallo and Treasury Wine Estates.
Global Drinks Intel has contacted the UK-headquartered brand owner for clarification of where Casey has moved to.
In November, Global Drinks Intel reported exclusively that group CEO Søren Hagh had left William Grant after almost two years at the helm. The development was confirmed by the company four days later, with CFO Graeme Jenkins and CCO Doug Bagley teaming up to “provide leadership and be responsible for managing the company’s business, with the support of the executive board”.
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