SANTA ROSA, Calif.,
March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Terry Wheatley, Executive Vice President and Karen Diepholz, Chief Financial Officer at
Vintage Wine Estates announced the promotions of Erin Luby and Kimberly
Benson to leadership positions in the company. Vintage Wine
Estates, a privately held wine company owned by several long-time
vintner families is currently the 14th largest in the
U.S.
Erin Luby rises to Vice President
of Tasting Rooms and Wine Clubs. Luby has been in the hospitality
industry for fifteen years and started with Vintage Wine Estates in
2009 as Tasting Room Manager, Girard Winery. Her responsibilities
expanded as Vintage Wine Estates continued to add to its portfolio.
Most recently, she was Senior Director, Tasting Rooms and Wine
Clubs. Luby oversees Vintage Wine Estates' eleven winery tasting
rooms and wine club operations.
Kimberly Benson has been promoted
to Vice President Finance. Benson, previously Director of Financial
Planning and Analysis, started with Vintage Wine Estates in 2014
after 10+ years of finance experience in a combination of
industries including financial services, wine/alcohol beverage and
consumer package goods). Benson will oversee all finance and
accounting teams.
"One of our core missions at Vintage Wine Estates is to give
women a voice at the table," commented Terry Wheatley. "Our leadership team is
comprised of well over fifty percent women. We strive to recognize
and compensate talent, support women in our company and the wine
industry at large, mentor young women starting their careers and
give back to causes women care about."
- Vintage Wine Estates is a long-time sponsor of Women of the
Vine and Spirits, the global symposium devoted to supporting the
careers of women in the wine and spirits business held each March
in Napa Valley.
- Vintage Wine Estates funds an annual scholarship to the
Executive MBA program in Wine Business at Sonoma State University, educating the female wine
industry leaders of tomorrow.
- Vintage Wine Estates contributes to the Tough Enough to Wear
Pink campaign to fight breast cancer, the Angels Share campaign to
help families experiencing food insecurity in local communities and
the Heart of The Vine campaign to help families recover from the
devastating Wine Country Wildfires of October 2017.
About Vintage Wine Estates
Vintage Wine Estates is a
privately held wine company owned by a group of vintner families
with deep roots in the wine business. The families own a
collection of winery estates and brands including Clos Pegase
Winery, Cosentino Winery, Girard Winery, B.R. Cohn Winery, Swanson
Vineyards, Viansa Sonoma, Windsor Vineyards, Cameron Hughes Cartlidge & Browne, Sonoma
Coast Vineyards, Clayhouse, Tamarack Cellars, Layer Cake, Cherry
Pie, Splinter Group Spirits, Middle Sister, Pro-mis-Q-ous, Bar Dog,
Girl & Dragon, Purple Cowboy and a number of exclusive wine
brands. An industry leader across all sales channels and dedicated
to providing wine consumers with a range of wines from $10 to $100 dollars
and at many price points in between, Vintage Wine Estates produces
outstanding wines from Napa,
Sonoma and Mendocino, Paso
Robles, Washington State
and Oregon.
www.vintagewineestates.com
CONTACT: Mary Ann Vangrin,
mvangrin@vintagewineestates.com
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