Accolade Wines appoints John Ratcliffe its Chief

Dear Client: After more than a year of searching for the right candidate, Australian company Accolade Wines has appointed John Ratcliffe as its chief, effective February 3, 2014. You may recall the company's senior management team has been running things since former chief Troy Christensen abruptly left in November last year (see WSD 11-30-2012). "I am delighted to be taking the helm of Accolade as it looks to implement its strategy of being the only company delivering a full service