Napa, CA (March 7, 2016) – Matthew Wood has been named VP of Operations for Hess Family Wine Estates – he will assume responsibility for the Operations Department as well as Supply Planning, based in Napa at The Hess Collection winery.
Matt joins Hess Family Wine Estates from Treasury Wine Estates where he has held strategic supply and planning roles of increasing seniority over the past 9 years Most recently he was their Director of Supply Planning and Logistics. He is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA and a current MBA candidate at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Timothy Persson, President and CEO of Hess Family Wine Estates stated, “This is a new role which has been created to ensure that we are supporting our commercial success with excellent supply–side planning and development. Matt will assume responsibility for our Operations Department as well as our Supply Planning Process, which covers everything from fruit supply through to the point at which wine leaves our warehouse. We continue to invest in our people, developing what is fast becoming an industry-leading team. Matt’s appointment is another big step forward in this regard and it underscores the success story that we are building together for Hess Family Wine Estates.”
Hess Family Estates produces terroir driven wines on three continents, and includes the wines of The Hess Collection on Mount Veeder in the Napa Valley; Artezin from California’s North Coast; MacPhail Family Wines, with Pinot Noir expressions from California greatest growing regions; Colomé and Amalaya from the Salta Province of Argentina; and Glen Carlou from Paarl, South Africa.
