Meet the team

At the heart of FINE+RARE Group is a close-knit team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable wine and spirits lovers who take great pride in tracking down the finest bottles on the planet for our clients and customers. Say hello to some of our key players.

Senior Management

Chairman
John Paton
Vice Chairman
Don St. Pierre
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick O'Connor
Managing Director
Craig Norton
Group Finance Director
Josh Aziz
Director of Quantitative Solutions
Dmitry Selemir
VP, People + Operations
Sara Cairns
VP, Brand
Magdalena Riepler

Sales

Director of Private Clients, U.S.
Scott Turnbull MS
Sales Director, Asia
Jose Lau
Private Client Account Manager, Asia
Jonathan Leung
Senior Account Manager, U.K.
Simon Brass
Senior Account Manager, U.K.
Yaron Einav
Senior Account Manager, U.K.
Thomas Chaumet
Senior Account Manager, U.S.
Frank Hanson Jr
Senior Account Manager, U.S.
Tom Breslin
Senior Account Manager, Europe
Jonathan Bruni
Senior Account Manager
Annalisa Florian
Account Manager, Europe
Enrico Potente
Private Client Advisor, U.K.
Dara de Lacy
Private Client Advisor, U.K.
Morgan Richards

Global Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager, U.K.
Ashika Mathews
Portfolio Manager, U.S.
Desiree Anderson

Operations + Logistics

Head of Operations + Logistics
Alessandro Piantoni
Logistics Specialist
Irene Lorenzelli
Logistics Lead
Brooke Motl

Buying + Partnerships

Group Senior Buyer
Antoine Ninot
Bordeaux Buyer
Hector Howes
Group Campaigns + Editorial Manager
Sophie Thorpe

Partner Services

Partner Services + Continuous Improvement Manager
Daniel Hambleton-Wood
Engineering Manager
Levente Lázár
Business Intelligence Analyst
Alex Jones

Customer Experience

Head of Customer Experience
Andrea Olalla
Head of Customer Success
Kanwal Ibrahim
Customer Experience Lead
Amy Thompson
Customer Experience Executive
Veronica Moreno
Customer Experience Executive
Jeny Shing
Customer Experience Executive
Christie Chan
Customer Experience Executive
Brenda Ramirez
Customer Experience Executive
Victoria Stewart
Customer Service Specialist
Giulia Murana

Brand

Customer Operations & Commercial Engagement Manager
Calvin Webber
Growth Marketing Manager
Tobey Rutkowski
Marketing Assistant
Alice Robinson
Marketing Administrator
Diána Perecz

Finance

Head of Finance, UK
Guy McDermott
Senior Accountant, U.S.
Brigeetty Jimenez
Accounts Payable Manager
Brhe Freeman
Accounts Receivable Lead
Samantha Carpenter
Technical Finance Manager, UK
Jennifer Chan
Finance Assistant, U.K.
Warren Josiah
Financial Analyst, U.S.
Alyssa Chino
Accounts Payable Specialist, U.S.
Brandon Lucero

Engineering

Head of Engineering
Tamás László Varga
Head of Platform
Jana Schauer
Lead SAP Developer
Zsolt Zsila
Lead Developer
Benjamin Papp
Senior Web Developer
Bence Györki
Senior Full Stack Developer
Balázs Baumgartner
Junior Frontend Engineer
Milo Bedini
Lead Backend Engineer
Péter Hauszknecht
Senior Backend Engineer
Csaba Horváth
Data Engineer
Kristóf Molnár-Tatai
Infrastructure Engineer
Gábor Karcsú
Test Automation Engineer
Zoltán Petrik

Warehouse – Tilbury

Warehouse Manager, U.K.
Rick Bloy
Warehouse Optimisation + Quality Assurance Lead, U.K.
Michael Midlane
Warehouse Operative, U.K.
Alfie Rosin
Warehouse Operative, U.K.
Paul Logan
Warehouse Operative, U.K.
Ashton Higgins
Warehouse Operative, U.K.
Dexter Bardua
Warehouse Operative, U.K.
Fraser Falconer
Authentication + Photography Assistant, U.K.
Thomas Ansell

Warehouse – Napa

Head of Warehouse Operations, U.S.
Nick Upton
Warehouse Operations, U.S.
John Pringle
Outbound Supervisor, U.S.
Francisco Cervantes
Inventory Warehouse Operative, U.S.
Halie Pringle
Warehouse Associate, U.S.
Belen Llamas
Warehouse Associate, U.S.
Jolene Thomas
Warehouse Associate, U.S.
Ivania Ramirez
Warehouse Associate, U.S.
Destiny McGee
Delivery Associate, U.S.
Duncan Bosher