| 04 May, 2021
M&S has appointed Andrew Shaw as Head of Beers, Wines and Spirits. Shaw has a strong background in wine retail, which includes previous roles as the buying manager for Waitrose and his most recent position as buying director for Bibendum.
Shaw joins M&S alongside a number of appointments to the M&S senior commercial team and will be reporting into Lizzy Massey, Ambient Trading Director who joined M&S in January from Asda.
Shaw will head up the BWS category, working with Massey to strengthen M&S Food’s transformation plan to protect the magic of M&S whilst transforming the rest and become more relevant, more often to customers. He joins as the category launches its second major range in 12 months, ‘Found’; a 12-strong range comprising unexpected and undiscovered wines from around the world. From Argentina to Romania all priced between £7- £10, encouraging customers to venture off the beaten track.