After 12 years as CEO of Rotkäppchen-Mumm, Christof Queisser will step down at the end of March 2025, marking the end of an era for Germany's largest sparkling wine producer.
Leading Spanish producer García Carrión has appointed Paulo Soares as its new Managing Director. The Portuguese executive is a specialist in developing export markets.
South African Yvette van der Merwe has been elected as the new president of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), marking the first time in the OIV’s 100-year history that a South African woman has held this prestigious position.
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