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Villa Maria bolsters board of directors with research specialist

Villa Maria winery is pleased to announce business consultancy director Sue Clark has joined its board of directors.

Sue has been an advisor to the board for the past year, with her experience in the area of global sales research and business performance optimisation adding valuable insight to the family owned company?s directorate.

Chairperson Karen Fistonich who has been part of the board for 20 years welcomes the addition of a director of Sue?s calibre. ? As an advisor over the past year, her expertise has been invaluable and we?re very pleased to welcome her as a confirmed director. As a member of the New Zealand Global Women Network I?m acutely aware of the additional benefits of having diversity at a board level, so we?re very fortunate to have found the total package with Sue,? she said.

Villa Maria celebrated its 50th?vintage last year, a significant milestone for the family owned winery who are now rejoicing after the harvest of one of the best vintages (2013) in recent years.

Villa Maria?s board of directors includes; Chairperson Karen Fistonich, Founder & Owner Sir George Fistonich, Executive Director Fabian Yukich, business advisor and Professor of Sustainability and Leadership at Waikato University Mike Pratt, and now Sue Clark.