Founder and chairman of Thierry's Wine Services, Thierry Cabanne, died in a car accident in the early hours of yesterday morning
Ged Welch will lead the Thierry's team as managing director, with Hatim Dungarwalla as finance director, supported by the executive team of Dominique Vrigneau, Lindsay Talas and Matt Dickinson.
Vrigneau, buying director, said: 'This is a terrible shock. After 15 years together you never think this can happen.
"Thierry always said that he wanted to create a business that would survive him and we want to prove him right. Everyone at Thierry's is deeply sad and we will miss him terribly."