Former Evans & Tate Ltd executive chairman Franklin Tate has resigned as a director of the company, as well as being its Brand and Product ambassador, the company announced today.
Former Evans & Tate Ltd executive chairman Franklin Tate has resigned as a director of the company, as well as being its Brand and Product ambassador, the company announced today.
The full text of an Evans & Tate announcement and a statement from Mr Tate are pasted below
Evans & Tate Limited announces the retirement of Mr Franklin Tate as a Director of the Company, effective from 13 August 2007. Mr Tate has also retired from the position of Brand and Product Ambassador.
Mr Tate has been with Evans & Tate for over 20 years, and has seen the Company through its transition from small local wine producer to major Australian consumer brand.
Mr Tate remains the largest shareholder in Evans & Tate Limited, and a grape supplier to the Company though his Margaret River vineyards.
Mr Tate has resigned from Directorships of all Evans & Tate Wine Group companies.
Below is a statement from Mr Tate:
Mr Tate is pleased to announce his retirement as a director of Evans and Tate.
Mr Tate said his retirement from the company that he had played a key role in building into a wine industry leader since 1987 was a very significant milestone in his own career.
"I am immensely proud of the contribution I have made to Evans and Tate over the past two decades and particularly proud of spearheading the relocation of Evans and Tate from the Swan Valley to Margaret River in 1997 and helping to successfully float the company in 1999," he said.
"Despite my departure from the Board of Evans and Tate, I continue to own a significant shareholding in the company and will be delighted to watch its progress in the months and years to come.
"On a personal level, I will remain in Western Australia and fully involved in the Western Australian wine industry which, I believe, has a very strong future.
"I am looking forward to my own exciting future in this industry I love."
