Distil Plc announced that Marketing and Operations Director, Kate O'Connell, has decided to step down from the Board, together with a number of other management changes. Kate has decided to step down from the Board with effect from 14 October 2022 in order to dedicate more time to her young family. She joined the business in 2011 as Marketing Manager, before being promoted to Marketing and Operations Director in 2017.

Following maternity leave Kate successfully returned on a reduced working week and was appointed to the Distil PLC board in January 2021. In light of Kate's departure, Distil has promoted Sarah Kingsbury to Marketing Director effective from 1 October 2022. Sarah has over 13 years' experience in the drinks industry ranging from bartending, drinks journalism and PR.

She worked across both global and challenger brands on a range of PR, marketing campaigns and events before joining the Distil team as Marketing Manager in March 2020. Sarah will be responsible for all aspects of company and brand marketing. Distil has also recruited Adebola Adebo as Head of Finance and Operations effective from 1 December 2022.

Adebola has a BA in Applied accounting, Accounting and Finance and an ACCA, as well as a MA in Management from Westminster Business School. Adebola joins Distil from her position of Group Finance Controller at The Whisky Exchange (part of the Pernod Ricard Group), where she has been for three years. As part of these changes, Sarah, Adebola and Commercial Director, Alex Baker, will join the Distil Company Limited board.