Kevin 🍾 Blanco

Experience

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  Synapses Entreprises

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2007

  Customer Service Manager
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  CAMUS COGNAC

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

  Brand Ambassador

  After a great course on Wine & Spirit in Cognac, Bordeaux & Rhone Valley, I made contact and start selling to high-end key accounts in Mexico City mostly.Organizing premium cognac tastings & events.

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  Grupo Freixenet

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  National Sales & Marketing Manager

  Reporting to Freixenet Export Director & La Castellana CEO (one of the biggest fine wine retailer in Mexico), I've been developing strategies and applying them to the market for the main brands (40,000 cases).This included working with On & Off Trade salesteams, big retail chains, regional distributors in different states, Hotel chains in the beaches etc.An incredible valuable experience to get to know every corner of a domestic market.

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  Patriarche Père & Fils

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2016

  Area Export Manager

  My area covered Nordic countries, Russia, Eastern Europe & Canada.My main achievements are - New launchs at SystemBolaget representing, today, 20.000 cases and 1.5 million euros turnover.- Development of Norvegian & Finnish markets for various brands of the portfolio.- Successful development of leading beaujolais brand (35.000 cases) at the SAQ, in Québec.- Opening of various secondary markets: Serbia, Croatia, Hungary etc.

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  CHAMPAGNE GREMILLET

  Jan 2016 - now

  Export Sales Director

  1. Consolidate the existing markets and nurturing sales & marketing teams with attractive plans (promo, events, rewards, interesting news etc.)2. Opening new markets by finding the right partnersIn the most competitive W&S market around, surrounded by monster houses, every penny, every minute counts.My job is to optimize resources while creating value for our partners.