We have had some organizational changes over the last year that we want to share.
First, one of our co-founders Ward Wilson took a well earned retirement late in 2024. Ward was there from start as we built Azmera from a thought that maybe there was a play for a company to support JD Edwards in the wine industry, to a broader systems and process consulting company that also services agriculture as well as wine. We wish Ward and his wife Jackie a long and enjoyable retirement in Portugal.
Then in July, Jared Dalton joined Azmera as a partner. Jared has a background in finance and operations at several wine businesses and has been consulting with Azmera for the last couple of years. Jared brings a different viewpoint, experience, and skillset to Azmera that we expect to open up a lot of opportunities. You can read more of Jared’s background here.
Related to that, we have been working with Jared over the last few months to bring some new offerings to the wine industry. Stay tuned as over the next couple of weeks we launch a new solution for small to medium wineries and announce some new partnerships and a change in our approach.