Natalya Watson joined WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) as Business Development Manager in September 2023 to support the launch of the organisation’s new beer qualifications within Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to joining WSET, she ran her own online beer education business and was named ‘Training Professional of the Year’ at the British Institute of Innkeeping’s 2022 National Innovation in Training Awards. Natalya is qualified as an IBD Beer Sommelier, Advanced Cicerone® and WSET beer educator and has her WSET Level 2 Award in Beer. She is the author of Beer: Taste the Evolution in 50 Styles (Kyle Books, 2020).