Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. announced several changes in its management. Katherine DeVillers, currently Chief Financial Officer, has been named Executive Vice President of Acquisition Integrations, effective March 7, 2022. The Company also announced that Zach Long has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Winemaking and Production.

Mr. Long, who has over 20 years of experience in the production of wine, officially joined VWE through the Kunde acquisition where he was Director of Winemaking for the past eleven years. Previously, Mr. Long was Winemaker at Girard Winery. In addition to his wealth of Industry insight gained over the years working closely with VWE affiliated wineries, growers and vendors, Mr. Long holds degrees in viticulture and enology from the University of California Davis (UC Davis) and a certification in viticulture from the University of Purpan in Toulouse, France.

As part of the restructuring of the management team, Russell Joy will be leaving his position as Chief Operating Officer to pursue other interests.