William Grant & Sons (WGS) has underlined the importance of the Asia Pacific region to its travel retail business ahead of its team appearing at the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) Asia Pacific Live event in Singapore this week (9-11 May).
The spirits company – which is among the event sponsors – has sent a strong team to the event, with representatives in Singapore including Managing Director GTR David Wilson and recently appointed Quentin Job. The latter has joined the business as Regional Director Asia Pacific & Middle East GTR from Singha Worldwide.
With travel across Asia opening up, William Grant & Sons said it sees this as a “pivotal time” as it develops and executes strategies to recover from the impact of COVID-19 on its travel retail business.
Job, who earlier in his career represented Pernod Ricard in the Asia Pacific region for 16 years, said: “Asia is a critical region for William Grant & Sons and we are strongly committed to leading the way forward for our business by delivering a powerful portfolio supported by world class consumer experiences underpinned by sustainable business plans.
“TFWA Asia Pacific is a vital platform for us to connect and I’m really looking forward to catching up with our business partners, friends and colleagues.”
He added: “As we emerge from COVID restrictions we need to bring joy back to our channel – sharing our wonderful brands with consumers as they return to travel. Crucially, we understand the need for developing long term, sustainable business plans and have much in the pipeline to announce during our meetings at TFWA AP.”
