The Glenmorangie Company
Michelle Atherton has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Michelle started their career at Shell as an Accounts Assistant and later served as a Group Accountant at Kwik-Fit. Michelle then worked as a Financial Controller for Mineral Water at Greencore, where they implemented new controls and processes. Following this, they became a Finance Manager at Highland Spring, where they successfully integrated processes between acquired and purchased business units. Michelle then moved on to Exova Group Limited, where they served as an Operational Finance Manager for the Energy division. At Catalent Pharma Solutions, they held the role of Senior Finance Manager, focusing on financial control and accounting. Michelle then became Head of Finance at Valneva Scotland Ltd, responsible for providing accurate financial information and collaborating with other functions. Most recently, Michelle joined The Glenmorangie Company, where they have held positions including IT Functional Lead and currently serves as the Head of Operational Systems (Maisons). Throughout their career, Michelle has demonstrated expertise in financial management, operational efficiency, and strategic planning.
Michelle Atherton obtained a BA in Accountancy from Glasgow Caledonian University from 1994 to 1998. Michelle then pursued an ACMA degree in Management Accounting from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants between 2003 and 2004. In 2012, Michelle attended NLP Scotland to complete a Practitioner program in Neuro linguistic programming.
The Glenmorangie Company
Our Company: The Glenmorangie Company is one of the prestigious companies owned by Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (LVMH). It is home to Glenmorangie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Ardbeg Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, two of the world’s most respected whisky brands. The company has its global headquarters in central Edinburgh, with further offices and a state-of the-art bottling facility in nearby Livingston, West Lothian. The business employs some 300 people across its six locations and is proud to have been awarded the Platinum Award by Investors in People. The Glenmorangie Company is a multi-award winning business with its most recent plaudits including the Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Awards 2022 Global Distillery Manager of the year for Glenmorangie Distillery Manager Ed Thom; and the 2022 International Whisky Competition (IWC) Distillery of the Year for the fourth time in five years for Ardbeg Distillery. Ours is a business founded on patience and painstaking attention to detail. Tradition is our lifeblood, yet innovation is key to our Brands. While we’ll never hurry our whiskies, The Glenmorangie Company is often first to try new ideas in the development, production and marketing of our brands. Our Brands Glenmorangie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has been distilled since 1843 in Tain in Easter Ross, in Scotland’s tallest pot stills. The Distillery is renowned as a pioneer in the fields of cask management and extra-maturation in the creation of innovative Scotch whiskies. Ardbeg Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, ‘The Untamed Spirit of Islay’, is revered around the world for its unorthodox personality and its big, peaty flavours. It has been described as “unquestionably the greatest distillery on Earth”.