Young & Co’s Brewery PLC has announced the appointment of John Dunsmore as a non-executive director, effective from the end of the AGM on 9 July 2025.

The board also announced that Ian Dyson will succeed Nick Miller as senior independent director and chair of the remuneration committee.

Dunsmore brings more than 40 years of relevant sector experience to Young’s. In 2009, he was appointed chief executive officer of Dublin-based drinks company C&C Group.

From 2009 to 2019, Dunsmore was a non-executive director of Fuller, Smith & Turner, and latterly senior independent director. And, as chair and founder of the HotHouse Club of Enterprise Investment Scheme Investors, he was on the board of Chapel Down and is an investor in Artisanal Spirits, the AIM-listed cask whisky business.

Dunsmore started his career and had several senior operational roles at Scottish & Newcastle, becoming chief executive officer in 2007. Early in his career, he worked in the City as an analyst covering drinks & leisure companies, before managing the UK Equities business at NatWest Securities, now Deutsche Bank.

Steve Cooke, Young’s chair, thanked Nick Miller for his “extensive contribution” and welcomed Dunsmore to the board. “Having spent over 40 years working across the sector, John is one of the most respected figures in the industry,” he said. “His knowledge will be invaluable to the board, and we are all hugely looking forward to working with him.”