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

  • John Paton-edited
    Chairman

    John Paton

  • Don-St-Pierre-Jr-cropped
    Vice Chairman

    Don St. Pierre

  • Patrick-OConnor
    Chief Executive Officer

    Patrick O'Connor

  • Craig Norton
    Managing Director

    Craig Norton

  • Josh Aziz
    Group Finance Director

    Josh Aziz

  • Corentin Margier
    Buying + Partner Director

    Corentin Margier

  • Dmitry Selemir
    Director of Quantitative Solutions

    Dmitry Selemir

  • Allan-Frischman
    VP, Global Portfolio Management

    Allan Frischman

  • Sara Cairns
    VP, People + Operations

    Sara Cairns

  • Magda Riepler
    VP, Brand

    Magdalena Riepler

Sales

  • Scott-Turnbull
    Director of Private Clients, U.S.

    Scott Turnbull MS

  • Jose lau
    Sales Director, Asia

    Jose Lau

  • Ken hui
    Head of Sales, Asia

    Ken Hui

  • Simon-Brass
    Senior Account Manager, U.K.

    Simon Brass

  • Yaron Einav
    Senior Account Manager, U.K.

    Yaron Einav

  • Thomas Chaumet
    Senior Account Manager, U.K.

    Thomas Chaumet

  • Frank Hanson Jr
    Senior Account Manager, U.S.

    Frank Hanson Jr

  • Tom-Breslin
    Senior Account Manager, U.S.

    Tom Breslin

  • Jonathan Bruni
    Senior Account Manager, Europe

    Jonathan Bruni

  • Enrico Potente
    Account Manager, Europe

    Enrico Potente

  • Dara de Lacey
    Private Client Advisor, U.K.

    Dara de Lacy

  • Morgan Richards
    Private Client Advisor, U.K.

    Morgan Richards

  • Ricardo-Carre
    Private Client Advisor, U.S.

    Ricardo Carre

Global Portfolio Management

  • Ashika Mathews 2
    Portfolio Manager, U.K.

    Ashika Mathews

  • Desiree-Anderson
    Portfolio Manager, U.S.

    Desiree Anderson

Operations + Logistics

  • Alessandro Piantoni
    Head of Operations + Logistics

    Alessandro Piantoni

  • Irene Lorenzelli
    Logistics Specialist

    Irene Lorenzelli

  • Valentina Zavatta
    Logistics Assistant

    Valentina Zavatta

  • Brooke-Motl
    Logistics Lead

    Brooke Motl

Buying + Partnerships

  • Annalisa Florian
    Head of Partnerships

    Annalisa Florian

  • Antoine Ninot
    Group Senior Buyer

    Antoine Ninot

  • Hector Howes
    Bordeaux Buyer

    Hector Howes

  • Sophie Thorpe
    Group Campaigns + Editorial Manager

    Sophie Thorpe

  • Calvin Webber
    Systems Optimisation Lead

    Calvin Webber

Partner Services

  • Daniel Hambleton-Wood
    Partner Services + Continuous Improvement Manager

    Daniel Hambleton-Wood

  • Johnnie Heffer
    Private Cellar Executive

    Johnnie Heffer

  • Alex Jones
    Business Intelligence Analyst

    Alex Jones

  • dia perecz - partner services
    Data Administrator

    Diána Perecz

Customer Experience

  • Andrea Olalla
    Head of Customer Experience

    Andrea Olalla

  • Mia-Castellucci
    Customer Experience Lead, U.S.

    Mia Castellucci

  • Amy Thompson
    Customer Experience Lead, U.K.

    Amy Thompson

  • Veronica Moreno
    Customer Experience Executive

    Veronica Moreno

  • Jeny Shing
    Customer Experience Executive

    Jeny Shing

  • Christie Chan
    Customer Experience Executive

    Christie Chan

  • Brenda-Ramirez
    Customer Experience Executive

    Brenda Ramirez

  • Victoria Stewart
    Customer Experience Executive

    Victoria Stewart

  • Giulia Murana
    Customer Service Specialist

    Giulia Murana

Brand

  • Johnny Bedini
    Lead Designer

    Johnny Bedini

  • Tighe Rodgers
    UI/UX Designer

    Tighe Rodgers

  • Tobey Rutkowski
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Tobey Rutkowski

  • Alice Robinson
    Marketing Assistant

    Alice Robinson

Finance

  • Guy McDermott
    Head of Finance, UK

    Guy McDermott

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    Senior Accountant, U.S.

    Brigeetty Jimenez

  • Brhe Freeman
    Accounts Payable Manager

    Brhe Freeman

  • Samantha Carpenter
    Accounts Receivable Lead

    Samantha Carpenter

  • Jennifer Chan
    Technical Finance Manager, UK

    Jennifer Chan

  • Warren Josiah
    Finance Assistant, U.K.

    Warren Josiah

  • Alyssa Chino
    Financial Analyst, U.S.

    Alyssa Chino

  • Brandon-Lucero
    Accounts Payable Specialist, U.S.

    Brandon Lucero

Engineering

  • tamas laszlo varga
    Head of Engineering

    Tamás László Varga

  • Jana Schauer
    Head of Digital Integration

    Jana Schauer

  • levente lazar
    Engineering Manager

    Levente Lázár

  • zsolt zsila
    Lead SAP Developer

    Zsolt Zsila

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    Lead Developer

    Benjamin Papp

  • bence gyorki
    Senior Web Developer

    Bence Györki

  • balazs baumgartner
    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Balázs Baumgartner

  • Milo Bedini
    Junior Frontend Engineer

    Milo Bedini

  • peter hauszknecht
    Lead Backend Engineer

    Péter Hauszknecht

  • gabor takacs
    Senior Backend Developer

    Gábor Takács

  • csaba horvath
    Senior Backend Engineer

    Csaba Horváth

  • kristof molnar-tatai
    Data Engineer

    Kristóf Molnár-Tatai

  • gabor karcsu
    Infrastructure Engineer

    Gábor Karcsú

  • zoltan petrik
    Test Automation Engineer

    Zoltán Petrik

Warehouse – Tilbury

  • Rick Bloy
    Warehouse Manager, U.K.

    Rick Bloy

  • Michael Midlane 1
    Warehouse Optimisation + Quality Assurance Lead, U.K.

    Michael Midlane

  • Carl Frisby
    Warehouse Operative, U.K.

    Carl Frisby

  • Ruth Keetch
    Stock Controller, U.K.

    Ruth Keetch

  • Alfie Rosin
    Warehouse Operative, U.K.

    Alfie Rosin

  • Paul Logan
    Warehouse Operative, U.K.

    Paul Logan

  • Ashton Higgins
    Warehouse Operative, U.K.

    Ashton Higgins

  • Dexter-Bardua
    Warehouse Operative, U.K.

    Dexter Bardua

  • Fraser-Falconer
    Warehouse Operative, U.K.

    Fraser Falconer

  • Thomas Ansell
    Authentication + Photography Assistant, U.K.

    Thomas Ansell

Warehouse – Napa

  • Nick Upton
    Head of Warehouse Operations, U.S.

    Nick Upton

  • John-Pringle
    Warehouse Operations, U.S.

    John Pringle

  • Francisco–Cervantes
    Outbound Supervisor, U.S.

    Francisco Cervantes

  • Halie-Pringle
    Inventory Warehouse Operative, U.S.

    Halie Pringle

  • Belen-Llamas
    Warehouse Associate, U.S.

    Belen Llamas

  • Joleen-Thomas
    Warehouse Associate, U.S.

    Jolene Thomas

  • Ivana-Ramirez
    Warehouse Associate, U.S.

    Ivania Ramirez

  • Destiny McGee
    Warehouse Associate, U.S.

    Destiny McGee

  • Duncan-Bosher
    Delivery Associate, U.S.

    Duncan Bosher