A FINCHAMPSTEAD brewery has announced a new managing director.
Elusive Brewing, on Marino Way, confirmed the appointment of Ruth Mitchell to the position on Wednesday, August 31.
With full responsibility for the leadership and development of the business, Ms Mitchell will play a key role in taking the company forward into its next phase.
Andy Parker, founder of Elusive Brewing, will step down from the position and focus on product development and quality.
Mr Parker said: “Since joining us last year, Ruth has delivered consistent sales growth and demonstrated strong leadership skills whilst increasing our operational efficiency across all areas of the business in her former role of operations director.
“It feels like a natural progression to hand the day to day running of the business over to such an experienced individual and I’m excited to give Ruth the freedom to execute her vision for the brewery’s next phase.”
Ms Mitchell has more than 12 years industry experience with previous roles at Adnams, West Berkshire Brewery and Utopian Brewing.
Following her appointment, she said: “I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to shape the future of a business I care a huge amount about.
“I am incredibly proud of what our small team has achieved over the past few years – we are not afraid to do things our own way and will continue to do so.
“Andy has always said that he doesn’t want Elusive to be big, he wants it to be good, a statement I wholeheartedly agree with and one that I will ensure will continue to be at the heart of our business as we develop.”
