James Williamson went from being an investor in struggling wine group Australian Vintage to its interim chief executive with a mandate to rescue its fortunes. He hopes to be out of a job in two months if he can find a worthy successor.
Mr Williamson runs boutique fund manager Wentworth Williamson, which holds a 5 per cent stake in the group behind McGuigan, Tempus Two and Nepenthe, but agreed to take charge at Australian Vintage for a short stint. He is standing in for another interim CEO, Peter Perrin, who is on medical leave.
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