TIDMDIS
Distil PLC
31 January 2022
DISTIL PLC
DISTIL NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIKE KEILLER, APPOINTED AS NEW
CHAIR
OF ARDGOWAN DISTILLERY
Distil plc (AIM:DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg
Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and vodka, TRØVE Botanical Vodka and
Blavod Black Vodka, is pleased to announce that Distil
non-executive director, Mike Keiller, has been appointed as the new
chair of Distil-backed Ardgowan Distillery as it begins development
of its new flagship eco-friendly distillery.
Keiller will begin his role on February 1, when he takes over
from Willie Phillips who is standing down after four years at
Ardgowan and nearly 50 years in the trade. Mike will continue with
his role on the board of Distil following his appointment in June
2021 and will be integral in ensuring ongoing synergies between the
companies.
Distil announced an investment of up to GBP5 million into the
Ardgowan Distillery in July 2021. The investment is to include the
build of a gin distillery on site to create a home for Blackwoods
Gin, development of which is already underway, and access to
Ardgowan's Master Whisky Maker, Max Macfarlane, to create a
separate Distil whisky brand yet to be revealed.
Mike Keiller said: "It is exciting to be joining the Ardgowan
Distillery as they seek to realise their vision of producing the
highest quality malt whisky at their ground-breaking new
distillery.
"I'm relishing the opportunity to work with Martin on the
company's corporate strategy and to being part of a young, dynamic
and fast-growing team of passionate whisky pioneers. I look forward
to nurturing the ongoing partnership between Ardgowan and Distil as
part of my new role."
Ardgowan Distillery CEO Martin McAdam said: "Mike is a fantastic
guy and it's great to welcome him as our new chair as we enter a
very exciting phase of our business. In the months ahead we will
commence the build of our world-leading carbon negative distillery
with the goal of producing the very finest premium malt whisky.
"Mike's industry experience in Scotland, the UK and
internationally, and in particular his skills in building a global
brand, will prove crucial as our production ramps up in the years
to come."
Don Goulding, Executive Chairman at Distil plc, said: "We're
delighted with Ardgowan's decision to appoint Mike as new chair as
they enter the next stage of their development. Mike has extensive
experience in the industry and has proved highly valuable to us at
Distil since his appointment to the board last year. We welcome the
news and look forward to further developing the relationship
between Distil and Ardgowan over the coming months and years."
For further information:
Distil PLC
Don Goulding, Executive Chairman Tel: +44 203 283 4006
Shaun Claydon, Finance Director
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SPARK Advisory Partners Limited
(NOMAD)
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Neil Baldwin Tel: +44 203 368 3550
Mark Brady
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Turner Pope Investments (TPI)
Ltd
(Broker)
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Andy Thacker Tel: +44 203 657 0050
James Pope
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About Distil
Distil Plc is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange. It owns drinks brands in a number of sectors of the
alcoholic drinks market. These include premium spiced rum, vodka,
gin, vodka vanilla cream liqueur and are called RedLeg Spiced Rum,
Blackwoods Vintage Gin, Blackwoods Vodka, TRØVE Botanical Vodka,
Blavod Original Black Vodka, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream
Liqueur.
In July 2021, Distil Plc. entered into a convertible loan note
agreement for GBP5m which entitles Distil to convert to 14.28% of
Ardgowan Distillery share capital.
Roland Grain, who is a major shareholder in Distil and sits on
the board of directors, has also invested GBP7.2m pounds into the
Ardgowan Distillery, securing 51% of the shares in the company.
About Mike Keiller
Keiller is a Scottish chartered accountant whose early career
began at Bell's Scotch Whisky in Perth, followed by senior finance
and corporate roles at Guinness, United Distillers Europe and
Diageo. Keiller joined Morrison Bowmore Distillers as CEO in 2000
and over the next 14 years he helped transform the business from a
bulk whisky supplier into a profitable brand-led operation with
globally acclaimed spirits including Auchentoshan, Bowmore and Glen
Garioch.
After his retirement, he served as a non-executive director with
The Last Drop Distillers from 2016 until 2018.
About Ardgowan Distillery Limited
Ardgowan Distillery Company Limited has full planning permission
for the construction of an eco-friendly single malt whisky
distillery, gin distillery and visitor centre on the historic
Ardgowan Estate near Inverkip, 30 miles west of Glasgow.
Ardgowan Distillery Limited has invested in world-class
technologies to put sustainability at the heart of its plans and
aims to be certified carbon negative by 2024. The distillery will
begin production in 2023 with capacity to produce up to one million
litres of premium whisky per year, and the combined facilities will
create up to 47 new local jobs.
The company is already bottling a range of award-winning blended
malts under its Clydebuilt label as well as a series of
ultra-limited edition single malts.
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