William Grant & Sons global marketing director Steven Sturgeon is to leave the drinks company at the end of March.

Sturgeon, is responsible for the marketing strategies of all the family-owned distiller’s brands including Grant’s, Glenfiddich and Hendrick’s Gin. 

The company’s chief executive Roland van Bommel will take on the global marketing director role until a replacement is found.

Sturgeon joined William Grant in 2005 and was promoted to global marketing director in 2006.

Previously, Sturgeon worked as the director of marketing strategy and new media for the National Magazine Company. He has also worked at Ogilvy & Mather where he held a senior account director role.

William Grant appointed Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw to handle the £2m global direct marketing account for Glenfiddich last April.

The appointment came a month after the company launched a £3.8m UK campaign to support a global packaging redesign for its Scotch whisky brand, Grant’s.

The activity was created by My Agency with media planning and buying handled by John Ayling & Associates and used the strapline “Try a different angle”.