Does the idea of leading the financial strategy for a dynamic distillery sound right for you? Ardgowan Distillery is on the lookout for a driven and skilled Finance Director to lead the finance function, bringing innovation and expertise to the table. If you’re ready to take on a pivotal role in a thriving business, this may be the opportunity for you.

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Ardgowan Distillery has expanded its team with another industry heavy-hitter, appointing a new Chairman in anticipation of its £20 million ‘cathedral of whisky’ becoming operational at the end of 2024.

With 30 years’ experience founding successful independent distilleries including the Isle of Arran Distillers and The Lakes Distillery, Paul Currie brings an extensive understanding of the whisky industry to state of the art, net-zero designed Ardgowan distillery.

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Ardgowan Distillery has appointed a new Sales and Marketing Director and Production Manager as it begins construction on its ambitious £20 million state of the art ‘cathedral of whisky’.

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As we continue on our journey towards commencing construction of our distillery at Inverkip, we have been regularly adding to our growing team.

We have quickly built a strong team of talented individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning many industries. Our newest team members, Olga Gordon and Ross Stephen, have joined us this month and we are delighted to welcome them on board.

Olga is joining us as our Graduate Sales & Marketing Assistant, with Ross working alongside her as Production Assistant. They will be working closely together with the wider team to get our award-winning whisky into bottles before making its way to our customers and stockists across the globe.

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International Women’s Day is an opportunity for us all to celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. Whisky is still perceived by some as being made for men and made by men - neither of which is accurate in the modern world of scotch!

Here at Ardgowan we are proud to have talented females involved in all aspects of our growing business. As well as our new Distiller Lisa, our Mission Controller Jessica launched our first whisky Expedition and is now working hard on delivering our flagship Distillery, while our Production Manager Nicola works across many aspects of the business as we progress and grow.

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The Ardgowan Distillery has appointed industry veteran Mike Keiller as its new chair as the Inverclyde whisky makers gear up to build their new flagship distillery.

Keiller takes over from current chairman and whisky legend Willie Philips who is standing down after four years at Ardgowan and nearly 50 years in the trade.

Mike is a qualified Scottish chartered accountant whose early career began at Bell’s Scotch Whisky in Perth, followed by senior finance and corporate roles at Guinness, United Distillers Europe and Diageo.

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One of the whisky trade’s best-known names has joined the Ardgowan Distillery, which plans to build a world-class malt whisky distillery and visitor centre on the Ardgowan Estate near Inverkip.

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