GLENALLACHIE - Key Persons
Alan has worked with Billy & Trisha over the last 13 years, previously having served as Financial Director in both Paper and Plastic Injection Moulding Industries. Alan oversaw the financial growth of BenRiach Distillery Co, being involved in three acquisitions and the ultimate sale of BenRiach.
Job Titles:
- International Sales Executive
Andrew, a Speyside local, joined the company in September 2020 after completing his Brewing & Distilling degree at Heriot-Watt University. He was based at the distillery before moving onto his current role of looking after markets in the Middle-East & Asia-Pacific.
Billy is one of the most recognisable characters and respected Master Blenders within the Scotch whisky industry. During his 50-year long career, he has been responsible for the creation of award-winning whiskies and has been involved in the acquisition and resurrection of numerous single malt whisky distilleries. After selling The BenRiach Distillery Company in 2016, Billy wasn't quite ready to retire, so quickly assembled a team to start a new journey with at The GlenAllachie Distillery. The aim was simple: make great whisky and have fun.
French from birth but Scottish from heart, Juliette joined the GA team in February 2018 as European Sales Manager after 12 years in the whisky industry. Besides her love for Whisky, it is the people she meets along the way and the passion so unique to the industry which make her job so enjoyable and rewarding.
After working for Billy at Glendronach for over 8 years, Karen was delighted to be invited along to start up and manage our visitor centre. She now takes pride in managing our tour offering, welcoming visitors from across the globe with a smile. Karen loves the fact that people have followed her on her new journey and is excited to be part of an amazing team with fantastic whisky!
With a fantastic 20-year spell in the drinks industry under her belt, Leigh has sold pretty much every type of beverage under the sun, but she admits her passion lies with whisky! Having worked within every channel in the UK (and made some amazing friends along the way), Leigh is well equipped to grow sales in our home market.
When Billy Walker bought GlenAllachie back in 2017, Lindsay jumped at the chance to join the GA team, having worked together for over 12 years. He was involved in all aspects of warehousing and often dabbled in taking tasting tours prior to working with GlenAllachie, so it was vital that we brought him on board to manage our 16 warehouses - not a job for the faint hearted - and teach us a thing or two.
Phillip is a man of few words - 'After spending a few years working in a bank I found my way into the distilling industry. That was in March 1985 and I'm still here."
Richard has a wealth of experience across a number of areas of production in Scotch whisky, having worked at The Crisps Maltings Group and more recently developing distillery projects in Scotland, Ireland and the US. Having started his career at The Speyside Distillery, Richard is now returning to his geographical roots and has the dedication to bring GlenAllachie back to life.
Ronan's whisky journey started in Campbeltown before leading him north to Speyside and GlenAllachie. He is responsible for looking after North America, Taiwan and Korea as our Sales Director.
Tracy comes with experience in sales, customer service and staff management and is delighted to be a part of the GA team. She is looking forward to welcoming visitors to The GlenAllachie Distillery and committed to ensuring that they have the best experience possible. Oh, and she enjoys a good dram!
Trisha Savage - Chief Commercial Officer
Trisha has worked closely with Billy over the last 30 years and has played a key role in the acquisition and resurrection of a number of distilleries in her career. Trisha brings invaluable experience in all aspects of bulk stock management, administration, compliance and general management having been closely involved in a similar start-up company. When the opportunity to start a new journey with GlenAllachie came along Trisha was on-board straightaway.