Miles Beale, Chief Executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association

Miles is Chief Executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), the UK’s largest industry trade association. Miles joined the WSTA from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where he was Deputy Director for EU and International Agriculture Policy. He is also the Chief Executive of Community Alcohol Partnerships, bringing together local retailers & licensees, trading standards, police, health services, education providers and other local stakeholders to tackle the problem of underage drinking and associated anti-social behaviour.

Miles was previously Deputy Director for European and Global Issues at the UK Cabinet Office and spent much of his early career at the Department of Communities and Local Government. Miles has worked across a broad range of public policy, including urban regeneration, drugs policy and social exclusion, and has been involved in significant negotiations at national and European level. He has also worked closely with senior Ministers in successive governments.