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The Artisanal Spirits Company plc Directors

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The Artisanal Spirits Company plc Directors

Board of Directors (13)

Catherine Ann O'Connor

Non Exec. Chair

–

Helen Margaret Page

Chair

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 56British

Mahendra Tharmarajah

CFO

–

Timothy John Fung

CEO, Executive Director

–

Paul Henry Skipworth

Executive Director

11 yrs 7 mosAge: 58British

Mark Francis Bedingham

Non-Executive Director

11 yrs 1 mosAge: 71British

Andrew William Dane

Executive Director

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 43British

Veronica Lesley Jackson

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 62British

William McCarter

Executive Director

3 yrs 5 mosAge: 42British

Peter John Hammond

Director

–

Ellen Frances Comerford

Director

–

Xiaofan Bai

Director

–

Douglas Henderson Aitken

Secretary

5 yrs 1 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
CA Catherine Ann O'Connor	Non Exec. Chair	–	–	–
HM Helen Margaret Page	Chair	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
MT Mahendra Tharmarajah	CFO	–	–	–
TJ Timothy John Fung	CEO, Executive Director	–	–	–
PH Paul Henry Skipworth	Executive Director	30 Mar 2015	11 yrs 7 mos	British
MF Mark Francis Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	1 Sept 2015	11 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Andrew William Dane	Executive Director	17 Sept 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
VL Veronica Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
WM William McCarter	Executive Director	17 May 2023	3 yrs 5 mos	British
PJ Peter John Hammond	Director	–	–	–
EF Ellen Frances Comerford	Director	–	–	–
XB Xiaofan Bai	Director	–	–	–
DH Douglas Henderson Aitken	Secretary	1 Sept 2021	5 yrs 1 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	£44,625	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	£4,767	£170,192	£174,959
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	£167,793	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	£82,718	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	£78,750	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (9 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	–	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–

Former Directors (11)

Mark Roderick Hunter

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

Gavin Wallace Hewitt

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

David John Ridley

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 24 Jan 2023

William Alexander Bremner

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2021

Stella Helen Morse

Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Mehdi Shalfrooshan

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Benjamin John Paget Thomson

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 3 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Kai Ivalo

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 8 mosResigned: 17 Sept 2020

Paul Julian Miles

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2016

Thomas William John Nimmo

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Markus Scharbert

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Mark Roderick Hunter	Executive Director	24 Mar 2021	19 May 2026	5 yrs 2 mos	British
Gavin Wallace Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	27 Mar 2015	19 May 2026	11 yrs 2 mos	British
David John Ridley	Executive Director	6 Apr 2017	24 Jan 2023	5 yrs 9 mos	British
William Alexander Bremner	Secretary	20 Apr 2015	1 Sept 2021	6 yrs 5 mos	–
Stella Helen Morse	Director	28 Jun 2019	2 Jun 2021	2 yrs	British
Mehdi Shalfrooshan	Director	1 Sept 2015	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 9 mos	British
Benjamin John Paget Thomson	Director	30 Mar 2015	2 Jun 2021	6 yrs 3 mos	British
Kai Ivalo	Director	23 Jan 2015	17 Sept 2020	5 yrs 8 mos	British
Paul Julian Miles	Director	23 Jan 2015	13 May 2016	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Thomas William John Nimmo	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	British
Markus Scharbert	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	German

Board of Directors (13)

Catherine Ann O'Connor

Non Exec. Chair

–

Helen Margaret Page

Chair

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 56British

Mahendra Tharmarajah

CFO

–

Timothy John Fung

CEO, Executive Director

–

Paul Henry Skipworth

Executive Director

11 yrs 7 mosAge: 58British

Mark Francis Bedingham

Non-Executive Director

11 yrs 1 mosAge: 71British

Andrew William Dane

Executive Director

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 43British

Veronica Lesley Jackson

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 62British

William McCarter

Executive Director

3 yrs 5 mosAge: 42British

Peter John Hammond

Director

–

Ellen Frances Comerford

Director

–

Xiaofan Bai

Director

–

Douglas Henderson Aitken

Secretary

5 yrs 1 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
CA Catherine Ann O'Connor	Non Exec. Chair	–	–	–
HM Helen Margaret Page	Chair	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
MT Mahendra Tharmarajah	CFO	–	–	–
TJ Timothy John Fung	CEO, Executive Director	–	–	–
PH Paul Henry Skipworth	Executive Director	30 Mar 2015	11 yrs 7 mos	British
MF Mark Francis Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	1 Sept 2015	11 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Andrew William Dane	Executive Director	17 Sept 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
VL Veronica Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
WM William McCarter	Executive Director	17 May 2023	3 yrs 5 mos	British
PJ Peter John Hammond	Director	–	–	–
EF Ellen Frances Comerford	Director	–	–	–
XB Xiaofan Bai	Director	–	–	–
DH Douglas Henderson Aitken	Secretary	1 Sept 2021	5 yrs 1 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	£44,625	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	£4,767	£170,192	£174,959
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	£167,793	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	£82,718	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	£78,750	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (9 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	–	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–

Former Directors (11)

Mark Roderick Hunter

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

Gavin Wallace Hewitt

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

David John Ridley

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 24 Jan 2023

William Alexander Bremner

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2021

Stella Helen Morse

Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Mehdi Shalfrooshan

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Benjamin John Paget Thomson

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 3 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Kai Ivalo

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 8 mosResigned: 17 Sept 2020

Paul Julian Miles

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2016

Thomas William John Nimmo

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Markus Scharbert

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Mark Roderick Hunter	Executive Director	24 Mar 2021	19 May 2026	5 yrs 2 mos	British
Gavin Wallace Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	27 Mar 2015	19 May 2026	11 yrs 2 mos	British
David John Ridley	Executive Director	6 Apr 2017	24 Jan 2023	5 yrs 9 mos	British
William Alexander Bremner	Secretary	20 Apr 2015	1 Sept 2021	6 yrs 5 mos	–
Stella Helen Morse	Director	28 Jun 2019	2 Jun 2021	2 yrs	British
Mehdi Shalfrooshan	Director	1 Sept 2015	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 9 mos	British
Benjamin John Paget Thomson	Director	30 Mar 2015	2 Jun 2021	6 yrs 3 mos	British
Kai Ivalo	Director	23 Jan 2015	17 Sept 2020	5 yrs 8 mos	British
Paul Julian Miles	Director	23 Jan 2015	13 May 2016	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Thomas William John Nimmo	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	British
Markus Scharbert	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	German

Board of Directors (13)

Catherine Ann O'Connor

Non Exec. Chair

–

Helen Margaret Page

Chair

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 56British

Mahendra Tharmarajah

CFO

–

Timothy John Fung

CEO, Executive Director

–

Paul Henry Skipworth

Executive Director

11 yrs 7 mosAge: 58British

Mark Francis Bedingham

Non-Executive Director

11 yrs 1 mosAge: 71British

Andrew William Dane

Executive Director

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 43British

Veronica Lesley Jackson

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 62British

William McCarter

Executive Director

3 yrs 5 mosAge: 42British

Peter John Hammond

Director

–

Ellen Frances Comerford

Director

–

Xiaofan Bai

Director

–

Douglas Henderson Aitken

Secretary

5 yrs 1 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
CA Catherine Ann O'Connor	Non Exec. Chair	–	–	–
HM Helen Margaret Page	Chair	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
MT Mahendra Tharmarajah	CFO	–	–	–
TJ Timothy John Fung	CEO, Executive Director	–	–	–
PH Paul Henry Skipworth	Executive Director	30 Mar 2015	11 yrs 7 mos	British
MF Mark Francis Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	1 Sept 2015	11 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Andrew William Dane	Executive Director	17 Sept 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
VL Veronica Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
WM William McCarter	Executive Director	17 May 2023	3 yrs 5 mos	British
PJ Peter John Hammond	Director	–	–	–
EF Ellen Frances Comerford	Director	–	–	–
XB Xiaofan Bai	Director	–	–	–
DH Douglas Henderson Aitken	Secretary	1 Sept 2021	5 yrs 1 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	£44,625	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	£4,767	£170,192	£174,959
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	£167,793	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	£82,718	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	£78,750	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (9 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	–	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–

Former Directors (11)

Mark Roderick Hunter

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

Gavin Wallace Hewitt

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

David John Ridley

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 24 Jan 2023

William Alexander Bremner

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2021

Stella Helen Morse

Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Mehdi Shalfrooshan

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Benjamin John Paget Thomson

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 3 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Kai Ivalo

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 8 mosResigned: 17 Sept 2020

Paul Julian Miles

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2016

Thomas William John Nimmo

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Markus Scharbert

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Mark Roderick Hunter	Executive Director	24 Mar 2021	19 May 2026	5 yrs 2 mos	British
Gavin Wallace Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	27 Mar 2015	19 May 2026	11 yrs 2 mos	British
David John Ridley	Executive Director	6 Apr 2017	24 Jan 2023	5 yrs 9 mos	British
William Alexander Bremner	Secretary	20 Apr 2015	1 Sept 2021	6 yrs 5 mos	–
Stella Helen Morse	Director	28 Jun 2019	2 Jun 2021	2 yrs	British
Mehdi Shalfrooshan	Director	1 Sept 2015	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 9 mos	British
Benjamin John Paget Thomson	Director	30 Mar 2015	2 Jun 2021	6 yrs 3 mos	British
Kai Ivalo	Director	23 Jan 2015	17 Sept 2020	5 yrs 8 mos	British
Paul Julian Miles	Director	23 Jan 2015	13 May 2016	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Thomas William John Nimmo	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	British
Markus Scharbert	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	German

Board of Directors (13)

Catherine Ann O'Connor

Non Exec. Chair

–

Helen Margaret Page

Chair

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 56British

Mahendra Tharmarajah

CFO

–

Timothy John Fung

CEO, Executive Director

–

Paul Henry Skipworth

Executive Director

11 yrs 7 mosAge: 58British

Mark Francis Bedingham

Non-Executive Director

11 yrs 1 mosAge: 71British

Andrew William Dane

Executive Director

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 43British

Veronica Lesley Jackson

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 4 mosAge: 62British

William McCarter

Executive Director

3 yrs 5 mosAge: 42British

Peter John Hammond

Director

–

Ellen Frances Comerford

Director

–

Xiaofan Bai

Director

–

Douglas Henderson Aitken

Secretary

5 yrs 1 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
CA Catherine Ann O'Connor	Non Exec. Chair	–	–	–
HM Helen Margaret Page	Chair	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
MT Mahendra Tharmarajah	CFO	–	–	–
TJ Timothy John Fung	CEO, Executive Director	–	–	–
PH Paul Henry Skipworth	Executive Director	30 Mar 2015	11 yrs 7 mos	British
MF Mark Francis Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	1 Sept 2015	11 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Andrew William Dane	Executive Director	17 Sept 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
VL Veronica Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 4 mos	British
WM William McCarter	Executive Director	17 May 2023	3 yrs 5 mos	British
PJ Peter John Hammond	Director	–	–	–
EF Ellen Frances Comerford	Director	–	–	–
XB Xiaofan Bai	Director	–	–	–
DH Douglas Henderson Aitken	Secretary	1 Sept 2021	5 yrs 1 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	£44,625	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	£4,767	£170,192	£174,959
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	£167,793	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	£82,718	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	£78,750	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	£44,625	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	£31,500	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (9 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Other	Total
Helen Page	Chair	–	–	–	–
Paul Skipworth	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
David Ridley	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Andrew Dane	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Billy McCarter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Hunter	Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Mark Bedingham	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Gavin Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–
Lesley Jackson	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–

Former Directors (11)

Mark Roderick Hunter

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

Gavin Wallace Hewitt

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 2 mosResigned: 19 May 2026

David John Ridley

Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 24 Jan 2023

William Alexander Bremner

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2021

Stella Helen Morse

Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Mehdi Shalfrooshan

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Benjamin John Paget Thomson

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 3 mosResigned: 2 Jun 2021

Kai Ivalo

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 8 mosResigned: 17 Sept 2020

Paul Julian Miles

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2016

Thomas William John Nimmo

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Markus Scharbert

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Mark Roderick Hunter	Executive Director	24 Mar 2021	19 May 2026	5 yrs 2 mos	British
Gavin Wallace Hewitt	Non-Executive Director	27 Mar 2015	19 May 2026	11 yrs 2 mos	British
David John Ridley	Executive Director	6 Apr 2017	24 Jan 2023	5 yrs 9 mos	British
William Alexander Bremner	Secretary	20 Apr 2015	1 Sept 2021	6 yrs 5 mos	–
Stella Helen Morse	Director	28 Jun 2019	2 Jun 2021	2 yrs	British
Mehdi Shalfrooshan	Director	1 Sept 2015	2 Jun 2021	5 yrs 9 mos	British
Benjamin John Paget Thomson	Director	30 Mar 2015	2 Jun 2021	6 yrs 3 mos	British
Kai Ivalo	Director	23 Jan 2015	17 Sept 2020	5 yrs 8 mos	British
Paul Julian Miles	Director	23 Jan 2015	13 May 2016	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Thomas William John Nimmo	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	British
Markus Scharbert	Director	3 Nov 2014	23 Jan 2015	2 mos	German