Appointment of Southcorp Wines President - North America.Business Editors/Food & Wine Writers MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000 Southcorp Wines Executive General Manager, Tom Park, today announced the external appointment of John Handel to the role of President - North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . A business which turned over 1.9 million cases worth $US85 million in 1999. Mr. Handel, who will commence the position on 1 June 2000, was previously President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Lockwood Vineyard, a California-based wine company. He is also a former Director of Operations for Canandaigua (Monterey County), Executive Vice-President with Vintners International United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. winery operations and Vice-President Operations for Seagram's Wines. "John brings a wealth of experience to the role, which will provide the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. business with additional strength as it embarks on its next phase of growth," said Mr. Park. Tim Matz, Vice President of Sales for Southcorp Wines North America said, "I am delighted to welcome John to our North American team as we believe he will bring immense experience to our company across a range of disciplines." John is a business graduate from San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. University and his experience covers operations, marketing, sales, systems and administration management. He will report directly to Tom Park. Tom Park, also today, announced the restructure of the global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. of the Wine Group. Four profit centers, North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, have been established with the aim of achieving further significant growth and becoming a truly global branded wine company. "We will move to an organization structure where the four operating regions of our business will report directly to myself, and the regional heads will share in the process of setting global strategic direction and priorities. "Additionally this structure will allow us to leverage our global resources, such as vineyard management, wine making, IT and other global processes, to actively facilitate the growth of all wine units around the world," Mr. Park said. Southcorp Wines' businesses in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia have grown from 1.5 million cases, worth $45 million in 1991, to 7 million cases, worth $352 million in 1999. For the past eight years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Wine Group international businesses have been managed by David Combe combe Noun same as coomb , who will now take on the challenge of Group General Manager - External Relations, a position focused on supporting the Southcorp Wines business globally. Overall, Mr. Park said Southcorp Wines was well positioned to maintain long-term growth. For further information on Southcorp Wines, visit the Wines of Distinction web site - www.australianwines.com. Editors Note: Southcorp Wines is Australia's largest wine producer and exporter and currently ranks as the seventh largest wine company in the world. It is believed to be the world's largest producer of premium red wine and the world's largest private premium vineyard holder. Southcorp Wines is wholly owned by Southcorp Ltd., a diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a serving global markets. |
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