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Moorhouse's boss wins US scholarship

Lancashire brewery Moorhouse's managing director David Grant is the only British brewery executive to have won a place on an internationally renowned US business scholarship scheme.

Grant is one of 10 students selected to attend a two-week marketing programme with Kellogg Graduate School of Management, in Illinois. The UK Government-backed scholarship aims to give executives from small and medium-sized UK companies an understanding of effective US marketing. Grant will spend a week with Chicago's Louis Glunz Beer, America's oldest beer wholesaler.

Moorhouse's is poised to launch new products in North America following substantial domestic growth in recent years.

Wealth of experience joins Christie+Co

Mark Worley has been appointed public houses negotiator for Christie+Co, in its Newcastle office, with responsibility for sale and acquisition of pubs and bars throughout north-east England.

Worley joins the business surveyor, valuer and agent with 18 years' property-market experience gained in a residential estate agency. For the past three years Mark worked as north-east area manager at Sanderson Young, in Newcastle. His previous experience includes five years each with Black Horse and Bradford & Bingley.

And as part of its north-west office expansion, the firm has appointed Linda Boyle as a public house negotiator in its Manchester office. Boyle worked for a brewery for four years and was regional manager at one of the UK's largest pubcos for six years.

Jump to head up IWCA

The International Wine Clubs Association (IWCA) has appointed Sophie Jump as chief executive, following the retirement of Dr Barry Sutton.

Jump brings broad experience in the wine industry. She is director of Jump Start, a company specialising in commercial and marketing strategies in the UK wine market, and of Taste-in, a wine events management company. She will continue to run these in conjunction with the IWCA.

The association brings together specialists in direct wine sales, ranging from independent clubs and merchants to international traders. Members share industry best practice and expertise through regular workshops and a bi-annual Congress.

Slark becomes Abbeychart boss

Abbeychart has appointed Steve Slark as managing director to take over from Peter Best, who becomes group chairman.

Slark will head up a specialist team to supply components and consumables to the espresso, vending, soft drinks and pure water industries. He brings extensive knowledge of pure water, control and instrumentation industries.

Oxfordshire-based Abbeychart was established in 1991 on the sourcing and supply of vending machine parts and spares. The company now sources, designs, constructs and supplies parts, spares and consumables across a spectrum of industries.

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Best said: "Abbeychart's ongoing investment in its growth over the years has helped to increase business considerably. Our strategy is to keep ahead of customer demand, offering quality products from stock and even faster delivery. With new technical staff and rigorous training, we expect Slark's appointment to take the company forward to its next planned stage."

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Grant said: "We have a toe-hold in the USA with our two established bottle brands and are looking to grow our Stateside business substantially."

MARK WORLEY:

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"I wanted to change from a residential estate agency but remain within the property industry, so joining Christie+Co seemed the logical step," said Worley. "Although residential and commercial are 90% the same in terms of the structure and theories within the two disciplines, I am becoming aware of how vast the pub trade is and how many pub-related industries exist. I'm looking forward to exciting times ahead."

LINDA BOYLE:

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Boyle is a valuable addition to the Manchester office's team of pub negotiators specialising in the sale and acquisition of public houses on behalf of private and corporate clients across the North West and North Wales.

"I am delighted to welcome Linda Boyle to the pubs team in our Manchester office and wish her every success in her new role," said director and Manchester location manager, Martin Davis. In her change of career, she brings a new enthusiasm to the Manchester office plus the drive and determination to bring new business to Christie+Co."

SOPHIE JUMP:

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Jump said: "I am very excited about the opportunities for development and expansion for the IWCA and believe strongly in the future growth of the international market for direct wine sales. It's a privilege to be able to build on Barry Sutton's work. He's done a huge amount for the industry and we wish him well in his retirement

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