Directorate Change

Blavod Extreme Spirits PLC
13 April 2006


Blavod Extreme Spirits Plc

13 April 2006


Directorate Change


Blavod Extreme Spirits Plc ('Blavod' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce
the appointment of Anthony Gerard Murphy as Chief Financial Officer and Finance
Director with immediate effect.  He succeeds Fred Read, who has assumed 
other responsibilities within the company.


Anthony, 48, joins Blavod with extensive industry experience.  Most recently he
was Director  of Financial Reporting and Planning at Diageo North America's Wine 
Division, which had revenues in excess of £230 million.  Prior to that Anthony 
was the Corporate Controller for


Pacific Wine Partners, a Constellation Brands Company, which had revenues in
excess of £130 million.  In these roles he undertook wide-ranging 
responsibilities including: ensuring compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, internal 
and external financial reporting, product line rationalization, bulk wine and 
spirits purchasing and strategic financial planning.


Anthony is a New Zealand national, and graduated from the University of Auckland
with a degree in Finance & Accounting.  He qualified as a Chartered Accountant 
in New Zealand and spent the first 6 years of his career in New Zealand, before 
moving in 1998 to the USA where he has been based ever since.


Jeffrey Hopmayer, CEO of Blavod, said 'We are delighted that Anthony has agreed
to join us, his strong industry background will bring an extra dimension to 
Blavod's managerial team.  This is an ideal time for someone of Anthony's 
experience to join us, as we look to develop a number of opportunities to grow 
our existing wine and spirits portfolio, both organically and through 
acquisition.'


Current Directorships:

None

Previous Directorships:

None

There is no further information that is required to be disclosed under Schedule
2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.


Enquiries:


Blavod Extreme Spirits
Jeff Hopmayer, Chief Executive Officer              001 615 771 9111

Brewin Dolphin Securities
Mark Brady, Director - Corporate Finance            0113 241 0130

Cardew Group
Tim Robertson/Catherine Maitland                    020 7930 0777


Background on Blavod Extreme Spirits


Blavod Extreme Spirits, plc (LSE:BES), is an international spirits company based
in London  with U.S. offices in Franklin, Tenn. Formed by the 2003 merger of 
Blavod Black Vodka plc and Extreme Beverage Company, Blavod Extreme Spirits 
produces and sells its black-coloured vodka, aptly called Blavod, throughout the 
world. BES also produces and sells the award-winning, intensely flavoured line 
of Players Extreme vodkas and rums. In the United States, BES is the exclusive 
distributor of an elite wine portfolio of fine Italian wines. For more 
information on the company, please visit www.blavodextreme.com.







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