William Watkins - Managing Director

William Watkins is Managing Director and founder of Radnor Hills Ltd. The company was developed as a diversification to farming as a reaction to the uncertain climate for farming at that time. William has a hands-on approach to management and is regularly involved in all aspects of running his business, with a philosophy of running the company for the good of not only the shareholders but also the staff (many of whom rely on Radnor Hills as a major employer in a relatively remote rural area), he has driven the company from strength to strength during the past fifteen years.

Penny Butler - Company Secretary/International Sales Manager

Penny Butler joined the company when she moved to the area with her family in 1990 after working for several years in London in the field of Sales, Marketing and PR, and then having run her own retail business in the Midlands. Penny has worked alongside the Watkins family building the business from inception, and has been responsible for the export sales department since the company made its first export sales in 1996. Penny is in overall charge of the administration, accounts, sales and marketing departments.

Claire Roberton - Sales Manager

After achieving an advanced GNVQ in business studies Claire joined Radnor Hills straight from college and has since studied for the Food Hygiene Certificate and Internal Auditing Certificate. Claire has spent the last 9 years working for Radnor Hills gathering experience in Production, Despatch, QA and Sales departments and is now a valuable member of the Radnor Hills team. She has a wealth of knowledge about all aspects of the business.

Lenor Mansfield - Customer Accounts

Lenor joined the accounts department team in 1999. During her career, Radnor Hills has expanded significantly, and she has developed a wide spectrum of specific skills, required to manage all aspects of the accounting system. Lenor has excellent communication skills and assists in many other aspects of company activities, making her a valuable member of our team.

Tony Edwards - Technical/Quality Manager

Tony Edwards joined Radnor Hills in 2003 as Technical and Quality Manager. Tony has a degree in Chemistry and 27 years experience in the beverage industry working for such blue chip companies as Smithklein Beecham, Lyons Tetley and Allied Domecq. His expertise is in product development, technical management and quality assurance. Tony operates a very strict HACCP and QA System, achieving an excellent production quality record through his Supervisory Staff. Tony has helped the company achieve Higher Level EFSIS Accreditation for the seventh year running last year.

Jessica Griffiths - Logistics

Jessica has been with the company for the past nine years. She started work in the production environment, and then moved on to supervise the despatch department. Having built up a wealth of knowledge in the despatch/logistics area, Jessica was promoted to Despatch Co-ordinator in 2003. She now has overall responsibility for processing of orders, invoicing, arranging logistics and all export shipping documentation. 

Vivian Farmer - Operations Manager

Viv joined Radnor Hills in 2000 as Production/Operations Manager. A highly motivated and committed professional who always enjoys meeting new challenges, he has excellent production management skills with 14 years staff management experience ensuring production targets are met within tight constraints whilst not compromising the quality of the finished product.

Rhodri Lewis - National Accounts Manager

Rhodri joined the Sales Team in 2004, after gaining his BA (hons) degree at UWIC University in Cardiff. Rhodri is responsible for maintaining our UK customer base, we hope that this will help to achieve greater customer satisfaction. Additionally Rhodri will be sourcing new Uk business to further develop our expansive distribution network.