Two former directors of Australian wine group BRL Hardy have been appointed to key jobs within the Constellation Wines following the takeover by the US Constellation Brands.


Constellation Wines is headed by former BRL Hardy CEO Stephen Millar who is now joined by Angus Kennedy as senior vice president operations and technical and David Woods as managing director of the Australian division, the Hardy Wine Company.

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