Author name: Alice Weil

Thomas Agius Ferrante has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Xara Collection, Malta’s heritage-led hospitality group. He joins Managing Director Justin Zammit Tabona and Director Nicola Paris to lead a portfolio encompassing The Xara Palace, Palazzino Belvedere, and Villa Barumbara Tal-Larinġ, alongside Michelin-starred restaurants de Mondion, Rosami, Medina Restaurant, and Trattoria AD 1530. Ferrante previously held senior roles at the Grove of Narbeth and Gilpin Hotel & Lake House

NEFT Vodka has promoted Amanda McLeod to Chief Commercial Officer, having joined the Austrian-crafted brand in 2024. A veteran of Bacardi, Sazerac, Procter & Gamble and Wella Company, where she managed brands including Fireball, Southern Comfort and Buffalo Trace, Amanda oversaw NEFT’s expansion to more than 250 new distribution points and 25 major activations with partners including Silverstone and Selfridges. CEO Jeff Mahony called her appointment central to the brand’s continued growth

Multiverse has appointed former Amazon and Spotify VP Jay Richman as Chief Product Officer. Founded by CEO Euan Blair, the company has partnered with over 1,500 organisations, including Babcock International, John Lewis Partnership and KPMG. Richman will lead product as Multiverse continues to upskill thousands of learners and expand into Germany

Bentley Motors has appointed Angus Fitton as Chief Communications Officer, effective this March. Angus joins from Porsche Cars North America, where he served as Vice President of PR in Atlanta for seven years. Wayne Bruce, has transitioned to Director of Visitor Experience and Heritage at the Crewe-based manufacturer. Both will report to Chairman and CEO Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser during this period of exciting transformation for Bentley

Adam Moulson has been appointed head of Visa Direct for the UK and Ireland, bringing a distinguished career in payments and fintech to the role. His journey spans years at Swift, co-founding and scaling Form3, and helping build a modern embedded banking platform at Griffin Bank, before his recent tenure as managing director at MECS Fintech. The appointment comes at a transformative period for real-time payments infrastructure across both markets, leading the region’s money movement network

Atlanta-based independent agency Ammunition has appointed Chris Shadrick as Director of Strategy in its London office. Reporting to Renaye Edwards, Managing Director for Europe and Global Chief Operating Officer, Chris brings experience working with Unilever, Avis, Hyundai, Formula 1, EE and the BBC. He will strengthen strategic effectiveness across the agency’s global client base whilst supporting European expansion