According to The Drinks Business, Hernández Toso will serve a two year term as president, supported by Guillermo Barzi, who continues as vice president of the institution.

The industrial engineer from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo was appointed during a Ordinary General Assemby of Wines of Argentina yesterday, held over video-conference.

He takes over from outgoing president Alberto Arizu.

Hernández Toso is the co-founder and director of WHT Partners, an Argentine venture group which invests in high-end wine and owns Riglos and Huarpe wineries. He has been on Wines of Argentina’s board of directors since 2015, previously occupying the role of treasurer.

He has an MBA from IDEA and the London Business School and a Masters in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied as a Fulbright fellow.

Read more at source: The Drinks Business