Executive Committee: Chapel Down Group Plc

Manager
Positions heldSince
James Pennefather

James Pennefather

Chief Executive Officer 31/01/2025
Tom Hepworth-Bond

Tom Hepworth-Bond

Sales & Marketing 31/12/2020
Liam Newton

Liam Newton

Sales & Marketing 01/10/2022
Josh Donaghay-Spire

Josh Donaghay-Spire

Chief Operating Officer 31/12/2021

Composition of the Board of Directors: Chapel Down Group Plc

Director
CommitteesSince
Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer

71 year

Chairman 23/09/2025
Samantha Wren

Samantha Wren

60 year

Audit Committee 29/05/2025
Compensation Committee Chair 29/05/2025
Nominating Committee 31/05/2025
Audit Committee Chair 31/05/2025
Jamie Brooke

Jamie Brooke

55 year

Compensation Committee 01/01/2024
Audit Committee Chair 04/08/2013
Nominating Committee 01/01/2024
Audit Committee 01/01/2024
Peter Litherland

Peter Litherland

60 year

Audit Committee 23/09/2025
Compensation Committee 23/09/2025
Nigel Wray

Nigel Wray

77 year

Nominating Committee 14/07/2016
James Pennefather

James Pennefather

Director/Board Member 31/01/2025

Former Officers and Directors: Chapel Down Group Plc

Insider
Positions held
SinceUntil
Martin Glenn
Martin Glenn
Director/Board Member - 30/06/2020
Chairman 30/06/2020 23/09/2025
Independent Dir/Board Member 30/06/2020 23/09/2025
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Director/Board Member 31/08/2022 07/04/2025
Director of Finance/CFO 31/08/2022 07/04/2025
Corporate Secretary 31/08/2022 07/04/2025
Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter
Director/Board Member 12/09/2021 31/01/2025
Chief Executive Officer 12/09/2021 31/01/2025
Stewart Gilliland
Stewart Gilliland
Director/Board Member 18/05/2021 12/12/2024
Independent Dir/Board Member 18/05/2021 12/12/2024
Selina Emeny
Selina Emeny
Director/Board Member 22/07/2018 28/06/2023
Richard Woodhouse
Richard Woodhouse
Director/Board Member 31/12/2003 30/08/2022
Chief Operating Officer - 30/08/2022
Director of Finance/CFO 16/05/2011 30/08/2022
Corporate Secretary 31/12/2003 30/08/2022
Mark Harvey
Mark Harvey
Director/Board Member 04/04/2016 29/06/2022
Corporate Officer/Principal 13/09/2015 30/11/2021
Sales & Marketing 30/11/2021 29/06/2022
Tamsin Webster
Tamsin Webster
Human Resources Officer 28/02/2022 31/05/2022
Emma Allen
Emma Allen
Human Resources Officer 31/12/2021 -
Guy Tresnan
Guy Tresnan
Corporate Officer/Principal - 31/12/2021
Sales & Marketing 31/12/2003 -
Frazer Thompson
Frazer Thompson
Director/Board Member - 12/09/2021
Chief Executive Officer 31/12/2000 12/09/2021
John Michael Dunsmore
John Michael Dunsmore
Director/Board Member 04/08/2013 29/05/2014
Chairman 29/05/2014 30/06/2020
Martin McGowan
Martin McGowan
Sales & Marketing 30/06/2019 30/06/2020
Gareth Bath
Gareth Bath
Director/Board Member 29/01/2018 21/12/2019
Corporate Officer/Principal 29/01/2018 21/12/2019
Paul Brett
Paul Brett
Director/Board Member - 22/07/2018
Chairman 11/01/2011 -
Patrick Thompson
Patrick Thompson
Sales & Marketing 23/10/2011 -
Wil Pretty
Wil Pretty
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 28/02/2011 -
Richard Gary Balfour-Lynn
Richard Gary Balfour-Lynn
Director/Board Member 11/01/2011 -
President 11/01/2011 -
Rebecca Hirst
Rebecca Hirst
Investor Relations Contact - -

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male8
Female1

Of which Executive Committee

Male4
Female0

Of which Directors

Male5
Female1
Logo Chapel Down Group Plc
Chapel Down Group Plc is a wine producer with a range of sparkling and still wines, grown in the chalky terroir of the North Downs of Kent. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. It owns vineyards in England, primarily situated on the North Downs of Kent with a terroir similar to that of Champagne. It offers a range of sparkling wines, still wines, white wines, rose wines, red wine, mixed cases, gin, vodka, English aperitif and cocktail sets. Its range of sparkling wine include Brut NV, English Rose NV, Bacchus 2021, English Sparkling Intro Case, Rose Brut NV, Three Graces 2016, and others. The Company offers a range of still wine, including Flint Dry 2021, Bacchus 2021, English Rose 2021, Kit's Coty Bacchus 2020, Kit's Coty Estate Chardonnay 2020, Discovery Series Tenterden Estate Bacchus 2020, Discovery Series Pinot Blanc 2018, and Discovery Series Pinot Noir Rose 2020. It also offers gift boxed bottles, magnums and jeroboams and accessories.
Employees
92
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Departures of Key Persons

Martin Glenn
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Martin Glenn

Chairman

30/06/2020 23/09/2025

Andrew Carter
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Andrew Carter

Chief Executive Officer

12/09/2021 31/01/2025

Frazer Thompson
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Frazer Thompson

Chief Executive Officer

31/12/2000 12/09/2021

John Michael Dunsmore
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John Michael Dunsmore

Chairman

29/05/2014 30/06/2020

Paul Brett
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Paul Brett

Chairman

11/01/2011 -