New appointments: Lanchester Wines and Berry Bros. & Rudd

By Jo Gilbert

Published: 17 August, 2016

Berry Bros. & Rudd has appointed Nick Morton to the role of director of private clients.

Morton joins from Help for Heroes, where he has been marketing director since 2014, and before that was head of marketing at Pernod Ricard UK and worked in the spirits sector during a three-year stint at First Drinks Brands.

Chief executive Dan Jago said: "We are delighted to welcome Nick to the team. With his experience within the drink and luxury sectors I am certain he will be a great asset to the business."

In his new role at the wine and spirits merchant, Morton will be responsible for the areas of the business interacting directly with the company's private client base, including online and retail sales, services and events.

Barney Davis at Lanchester Wines Barney Davis at Lanchester Wines

Meanwhile, at Lanchester Wines, Barney Davis has joined as the head of commercial operations in a new role for the company.

He will be working closely with head of sales Mark Roberts and the wider sales teams, to lead the supplier's global buying strategy.

Davis will be primarily responsible for the buying of all bulk wine for the wider County Durham based Lanchester Group which includes Europe's most modern bottling facility, Greencroft Bottling.

Managing director Tony Cleary said Davis will help to ensure continued relevancy within the UK and European marketplaces across all channels and to mark the start of the company's renewed global buying strategy.

"We're working hard to ensure Lanchester Wines is as the forefront of the UK wine sector and are investing heavily in both our people, through the creation of strategic roles such as Barney's, and also our business.

"Over the last three years we've invested over £8million in renewable energy generation to minimise our impact on the environment and reduce the carbon footprint of our products, a quality we know is increasingly important to consumers," he said.

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