William Grant & Sons New US Chief Plans to Push the Innovation Agenda

Dear Client:   Last year William Grant & Sons named Paul Basford as president & managing director of its US business, effective May 24 [see WSD 05-04-2021]. Your editor got Paul on the horn recently to discuss his first months at the company and plans for the future.  But first, a little about Paul. He's a transplanted Brit living in the US, with more than 25 years of international industry beverage experience, spending the first decade of his career at