Reshuffle at Scotch Whisky Associaton

SCOTCH Whisky Association (SWA) high heidyin Campbell Evans will be toasting a promotion next year following a reshuffle at the drinks trade body.

All of the changes will come into effect on 2 January. Picture: TSPL

Evans, who is currently government and communications director, is taking over the international affairs remit from Pete Wilkinson, who is retiring after 22 years with the SWA.

David Williamson, currently deputy director of international affairs, will move across to take over Evans’s old role.

All of the changes will come into effect on 2 January, when David Frost replaces Gavin Hewitt after ten years as chief executive, handing the top job’s baton from one former Foreign Office diplomat to another.