Ardgowan Appoints Laura Davies as New Distillery Manager
Ardgowan Distillery has announced the appointment of Laura Davies as its new Distillery Manager.
Laura joins Ardgowan following a successful tenure at The Welsh Whisky Company (Penderyn), where she was pivotal in growing the business’s turnover from £10 million to £23 million over seven years while overseeing operations across three production sites and visitor centres.
Laura honed her skills under the late Dr Jim Swan and has spent more than a decade in the whisky industry. Laura has expertise in distillery operations and business growth, and extensive experience spanning compliance, continuous improvement strategies, and new product development, having commissioned three major production sites and scaling operations from 90,000 litres of pure alcohol (LPA) per annum to over 1 million LPA per annum. Her career highlights also include the development of three award-winning flavored gins.
Source: Ardgowan Distillery.