Changes to marketing team at Wemyss Malts

Independent bottler Wemyss Malts has announced changes to its marketing team with the promotion of Emma Hooper and the appointment of Steven Shand.

After two years with the company, Emma Hooper has been promoted to a new role as Darnley's View gin brand manager to develop new initiatives in the gin category.

Joining the team as marketing assistant on Wemyss Malts, Lord Elcho and Kingsbarns Distillery is Steven Shand. Steven brings several years of experience from the whisky industry on the retail, event and hospitality side.

Director of marketing for Wemyss Malts and Kingsbarns Distillery, Karen Stewart, says: "We are a small company with a broad and exiting range. I am delighted to recognise Emma's success in her previous marketing role with us by promoting her to navigate the next stage of Darnley's View Gin's journey. Similarly, Steven has made a great impact in his early weeks with us and will be initially leading our social media, events and awards programme for Wemyss Malts, as well as supporting new product launches."

23 May 2016 - Rebecca Sterritt Paragraph Publishing, content manager