Adelaide Hills wine producer Shaw + Smith has announced two new joint CEOs as its founders step aside.
Winemaker Adam Wadewitz and sales and marketing specialist David LeMire will start in the roles from 1 July.
LeMire joined Shaw + Smith in late 2010, Wadewitz in early 2013. Both have been involved in the management of Shaw + Smith over recent years and both are highly respected wine professionals.
Founders Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith will remain actively involved in the business. In addition, Shaw will become executive chair of Shaw + Smith and Hill Smith executive chair of sister company Tolpuddle Vineyard.
Shaw said: “Not only have David and Adam excelled in their specific areas of sales and marketing and winemaking, they are natural leaders with an excellent feel for business.
Hill Smith added: “Most importantly both Adam and David are fully committed to the growing, making and selling of fine wine.”
The appointments are effective 1 July 2020 and include overseeing Tasmania’s Tolpuddle Vineyard.
