Quintessential Brands recruits William Ovens

William Ovens has joined The Quintessential Brands Company as international commercial director. 



William has 13 years of FMCG experience in directorial roles, most recently as MD of Simon Howie Foods and previously as sales and marketing director at Presentation Products, a supplier of premium packaging to the spirits industry. For 18 years prior to this, William worked with The Edrington Group, as area director for global travel retail and Dawson International subsidiaries as general export and licensing controller for Pringle of Scotland and as sales manager for Ballantyne Cashmere.


William takes up a new position at Quintessential Brands. Managing director Mike Salmon comments: “We are delighted to be welcoming William to the group and very much look forward to working with him. He will be leading our international Quintessential Brands area directors located in Asia Pacific, Europe, Russia and the US, from our UK base and will report to myself. In addition William will be helping us expand global travel retail opportunities for the brands.”

19 November 2014 - Felicity Murray The Drinks Report, editor