Board of Directors
The Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business, establishing goals for management and, through its committees, monitoring progress against the business plan.
The Board currently comprises five non-executive directors and one executive director. The Chairman is a non-executive director.
The non-executive directors bring to the Board objectivity and a range of skills which complement the specific wine industry experience of the executives.
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Martin Kronenberg (born 1964)
Non-Executive Chairman
Martin Kronenberg has been involved in marketing & sales of high-quality products and services since his studies at the University of St Gallen. His experience includes positions as Sales Director at a leading Swiss food company and Managing Director of Switzerland’s most renowned and largest advertising group. In 2002 Martin’s interests turned to a family owned Italian winery and a wine import and distribution business in Switzerland.
In January 2009 Martin was appointed to the board of Hess Holding SA, Luxembourg and subsequently became a board member of many of the subsidiary companies. Appointed to the PLW Board on 12 March 2009. Appointed Chairman on 4 March 2010.
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Donald Hess (born 1936)
Non-Executive Director
Donald inherited his Swiss family company in the 1960's and converted it from a beer to a highly successful mineral water business. Inspired by a trip to the Napa Valley he bought his first vineyard and developed the Hess Collection Winery which also houses part of his collection of modern art.
The Californian viticulture and winery interests ignited a passion for the wine business and Hess Family Estates has wineries in four continents - Hess Collection Winery in California, Bodega Colomé in Argentina, Glen Carlou in South Africa and the majority holding in Peter Lehmann Wines, Australia. Appointed to the board on 4 March 2010.
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Robert Lee Williams (born 1943)
Non-Executive Director, JD, LL.M (Tax)
Vice Chairman of Hess Family Estates AG Board and a former Ernst & Young International Tax Partner. Appointed to the board on 4 March 2010.
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Eveline Saupper (born 1958)
Non-Executive Director, Dr. iur
Eveline is a board member and partner at Homburger AG, a law firm in Zurich, Switzerland. She is admitted to the Zurich bar and is a qualified tax expert. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Baloise Holding Ltd, a public company with headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
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Roger Wilson LLB (born 1940)
Non-Executive Director (Deputy Chairman)
Roger was instrumental in helping realise Peter Lehmann’s dream of acquiring the winery assets and floating the company on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1993. He provided invaluable advice with regard to the negotiations and his legal expertise was of great assistance in the early days of the company.
Roger was appointed to the Board in 1993 and he chairs the Remuneration Committee. He brings a wealth of legal knowledge and experience to all Board considerations.
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Doug Lehmann FAID (born 1952)
Managing Director
In 1971, as a 19 year old, Doug Lehmann started his career in the wine industry as a cellar-hand. On-the-job experience and years of training as a winemaker mean that Doug has an outstanding knowledge of winemaking practices and the production process.
His knowledge of and expertise in mechanics, combined with his winemaking skills and overall business acumen, equip him well to manage an agriculturally-based, capital intensive, manufacturing business. Doug has been Managing Director of Peter Lehmann Wines since the company was publicly listed in 1993.
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