KWV’s customers in five major regions of the world will soon experience a wave of new energy and experience from the new regional general managers and regional business managers appointed at the leading wine and brandy company in Paarl.

Following the appointment of four brand directors at KWV last year, each with full accountability for a portfolio of brands (from sourcing to the shelf), a further realignment with the new commercial approach in the company has culminated in the appointment of a new sales team. “KWV’s brands are at the core of the business, and we need the right people to take these brands at the right price points and through the best channels, into global markets”, said Werner Swanepoel, Director: Sales and New Business Development.

“As a sales team we are privileged to work with an exceptional portfolio of brands”, he explained. “Wine brands such as Roodeberg, KWV, Cathedral Cellar, Café Culture and Laborie are all uniquely positioned, and offer great quality at their price points. The number of awards won by KWV’s wines and brandies over the past year support our claims that KWV presents some of the best products currently coming from South Africa.”

The global sales team consist of:

• Schalk Visser as General Manager: Asia (previously KWV Sales Executive for Asia and Operations/Sales manager for Namibian Breweries in Johannesburg)
• Martin Oosthuizen as General Manager: Americas (previously KWV National Sales Manager in the South African team and National Key Account Manager for Brandhouse)
• Wilhelm Theunissen as General Manager: Africa (previously Commercial Manager, Marketing Manager and General Manager for Distell in business development, sales and marketing.)
• Pieter Viljoen as General Manager: Europe (previously National Sales/operational Manager and Business Development Manager at Foodcorp).
• Riaan Meyer as General Manager: South Africa (previously districts manager for ABI).

Supporting the new sales team are a number of regional business managers (RBM):

• David Salmon as RBM in the USA on an agent basis (previously Business Development Consultant, Chief Marketing Officer at PMA Canada Ltd, CEO of Glacial Brands in Louisville and Director of Sales at Heaven Hill-Evan Williams Co.)
• Themba Nkosi as RBM: Africa (previously KWV Sales Manager: Africa)
• Vania Martins as RBM: Latin America & Caribbean (currently National Channel Manager at KWV)
• Anelisé Mostert as RBM: West Europe (previously Sales Manager Central Europe KWV)