Australian Vintage appoints new chairman

The board of Australian Vintage Limited (AVL) has announced the appointment of Richard Davis as its chairman of the board, effective from today. In an announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange, AVL confirmed the appointment following the retirement of current chairman Ian Ferrier. Non-executive director Brian McGuigan has also confirmed his retirement. Davis, who joined the AVL board as a non-executive director in May 2009, said he was very pleased to have been asked to serve as AVL’s chairman and that it was an “honour” to succeed Ferrier.