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:
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Naked
Wines plc
Rowan Gormley, Chairman
James Crawford, Chief Financial
Officer
Catherine Miles
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IR@nakedwines.com
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Investec (NOMAD & Joint Broker)
David Flin / Ben Farrow
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Tel: 0207 597 5970
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Jefferies (Joint Broker)
Ed Matthews / Harry Le May
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Tel: 0207 029 8000
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Instinctif (Financial PR)
Guy Scarborough / Damian
Reece
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Tel: 07917 178 920 / 07931 598
593
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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).