Crisp Malting Euan MacphersonCrisp Malting MD Euan Macpherson, who is to retire next year

Adrian Dyter, global category manager at Carlsberg, is to take over as managing director of Crisp Malting Group in the spring, the company has announced.

He will succeed Euan Macpherson, who will be retiring after 29 years with Crisp and a lifetime career embracing the brewing, distilling and malting industries.

Adrian is currently responsible for raw material purchasing for Carlsberg’s global spread of breweries. Before joining the Danish brewer at its Swiss base, he enjoyed a distinguished career with Boortmalt (previously Greencore Malt and before that Pauls Malt) as chief commercial officer. He will be moving back to Britain to embark on the handover process and take up his new post.

Chief executive, David Thompson, said that the Anglia Maltings Holdings directors are looking forward to welcoming Adrian in the new year. “His skills and experience are ideally suited to the role. The fact he is very familiar with Crisp as a competitor and, more recently, as a customer will give him a good head start.

“During the time Euan has been at the helm, Crisp has expanded significantly, acquiring maltings in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, and Mistley, Essex, and establishing a very strong relationship with barley growers. He has been directly responsible for building up the export trade to USA and Japan in particular. His development of sales to the burgeoning craft brewing sector at home and abroad has been unstinting and this is reflected in the volume and diversification of Crisp’s sales.

“There is widespread recognition for the exceptional quality of ingredients produced at Crisp’s maltings, and for the extremely high level of customer service. At the core of the business is a great team — hardworking, dedicated and committed to the best standards — and Adrian will be well supported in his endeavours to further develop the company and its support to customers.”