The Institute of Brewing & Distilling reinforces its board with two trustees and a new treasurer

IBD members have voted in favor of electing Raphaël Grisoni and David Cook as new Trustees, and Will Calvert as Honorary Treasurer, taking over from Nigel Fitch who has overseen the IBD’s financial responsibilities since 2016.

These changes also come with the re-election of Bhavya Mandanna as President of the IBD for her second year and Megan Sheehy as Deputy President for her first term, after holding this role temporarily.

The Board of Trustees collectively encompass a wealth of knowledge and specialisation in both technical and commercial facets of the industry and demonstrates the global reach of the IBD.  From Australia, Megan Sheehy, General Manager – Classification at Grains Australia, brings expertise in malting and brewing, and leadership experience in running charitable organisations.

Raphaël Grisoni, newly appointed General Manager for Remy Cointreau Canada, has commercial experience in Scotch whisky and champagne and led Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados for 14 years as the Managing Director.

This industry experience is complemented by the technical and academic knowledge of David Cook, AB InBev Professor of Brewing Science at the University of Nottingham and liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Brewers. Cook has been involved in the IBD examinations program since 2007 and provides expertise on modern educational standards that will enable the IBD to develop its value proposition and support the IBD Chartership endeavours.

Will Calvert, Managing Director, and co-founder of Windsor & Eton Brewery, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He combines a technical brewing background and network across both the mainstream and craft sectors with broader senior financial and operations management experience.

The other Trustees in the IBD Board are Steve Price, Honorary Associate Professor at University of Nottingham, Sandra Stelma, Process Capacity Agility and Futures Manager at Diageo, and David Smith, Brewing Consultant.

The UK-based Institute of Brewing & Distilling was originally established as The Laboratory Club in 1886. From its inception, its mission has been to provide excellence in technical education for professional brewers and distillers and associated suppliers in their pursuit of perfection.