Experience

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  Berry bros & rudd

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1996

  Broking manager

  Joined as a cellar-man and progressed through the company to set up and and then manage the highly successful Broking Department which over achieved target 3 years in a row.

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  Farr vintners ltd

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Sales manager

  Worked and sourced top end private and trade accounts and advised on fine wine to a wide customer base. Regularly over achieved sales targets and made the company's first ever GBP 1,000,000 sale.

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  James tait wines

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Sales director

  Joint venture fine wine company with Tait & Co. Taiwan. Instrumental in the creation of the business which was focused on selling down Tait's large stock holdings to both Private and Trade customers.

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  Harlequin tabletop

  Jun 2001 - Mar 2004

  Director

  Part owner of luxury tableware company. Primary role was to develop the business particularly working within the interior design industry, instrumental in the setting up of new London Showroom and saw business business grow three fold over the period.

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  Fine and rare wines

  Feb 2006 - Feb 2016

  Sales director

  Fine+Rare is today recognised and respected as one of the largest and most successful international fine wine traders.Instrumental in driving the company to grow from a £14m turnover in 2005 to £54m in 2015.This was achieved through a number of initiatives, firstly by stabilising a young and inexperienced sales team and then by recruiting, training and developing all sales staff over an extended period.Identified and nurtured sales managers to oversee individual sales desks.Oversaw all sales aspects of the London office including both trade and private client teams.Created the Hong Kong and Singapore offices which allowed the business to better penetrate these markets.Established good practise and created a culture that allowed the sales team to work in harmony with all aspects of the business.Managed and developed a significant domestic and international personal sales book which consisted of both trade and private clients. Show less

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  Brunswick fine wines & spirits

  May 2016 - now

  Co founder

  Brunswick Fine Wines aims to offer fine wines from the main wine areas of Europe at competitive prices. We are dedicated to delivering excellent advice and customer service. We specialise in supplying fine wine andd spirits to private and trade customers around the world.