Experience

LARK Distilling Co

• Australia
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman Lark, NED and CEO

  • May 2019 - Present



Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, located outside of Seattle, Washington, has a distinguished history that dates back to 1934. SMWE owns more than 3,700 vineyard acres across Washington, Oregon and California with key sites certified with the LIVE, Salmon Safe or Napa Green designations. SMWE’s portfolio represents owned or imported brands, all demonstrating the producers’ unwavering commitment to creating distinctive, high quality wines from authentic estate vineyards. Chateau Ste. Michelle, its cornerstone winery, enjoys winemaking partnerships with some of the world’s most distinguished vintners. Col Solare is an alliance with Tuscany’s Piero Antinori, Eroica Riesling is a partnership with the Mosel’s Ernst Loosen and Tenet is a collaboration with Michel Gassier and Philippe Cambie of France. SMWE’s charitable giving program, which supports some 400 non-profit organizations annually, has provided more than $3 million for scholarships for high-achieving, low-income students at Washington universities. The company also was the principal fundraiser for Washington State University’s viticulture and enology institution, the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Wine Science Center. Ste. Michelle’s Washington portfolio includes: Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest, 14 Hands, Col Solare, Northstar, Spring Valley Vineyard, Merf, Intrinsic, Seven Falls and Michelle sparkling wines. In California, the company owns Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars (with Italy’s Antinori family), Conn Creek (Napa Valley), and Patz & Hall (Sonoma). Ste. Michelle also owns Erath, in Dundee, Oregon. The company became the exclusive U.S. importer in 2006 for the acclaimed Marchesi Antinori wine portfolio of Italy and Chile’s Haras de Pirque wines, for Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte of France in 2009, and for New Zealand’s Villa Maria Estate in 2010. For more information, please visit www.smwe.com. Show less



Australian Whisky Holdings Ltd

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Executive Chairman

  • May 2019 - Present



East Wind Consulting Pty Ltd

• Melbourne, Australia

• Founder and Managing Director

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2020



Treasury Wine Estates

• Melbourne, Australia

• CEO

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2013



Fosters Group Limited

• Melbourne, Australia

• Managing Director ANZ

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2011



Brown-Forman Corp

• Managing Director, Western Europe and Africa

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2008



Brown-Forman

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• President and COO

  • Jan 2003 - Aug 2006

  President and COO of the Brown-Forman Wine Group.

• Senior Vice President, Managing Director Wines

  • Aug 2002 - Jan 2003

• Senior Vice President, Brown-Forman Wine International

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2002

• Senior Vice President Human Resources and Strategy Advancing Market Group

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2001

• Vice President and Regional Director

  • Apr 1997 - Jan 2000



Inchcape plc

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Liquor Director South East Asia

  • Aug 1994 - Apr 1997

• General Manager, ADMMI

  • Jan 1994 - Aug 1994

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Mar 1992 - Dec 1993



Beefeater

• Regional Manager

  • 1986 - 1992