Meet the team

At the heart of FINE+RARE 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

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    Chairman

    John Paton

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    Vice Chairman

    Don St. Pierre

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    Chief Executive Officer

    Patrick O'Connor

    Contact
  • Josh Aziz
    Group Finance Director

    Josh Aziz

  • Allan-Frischman
    Vice President, Global Portfolio Management

    Allan Frischman

  • Sara Cairns
    Vice President, People + Operations

    Sara Cairns

  • Corentin Margier
    Buying + Partner Director

    Corentin Margier

Sales

  • Craig Norton
    Managing Director, UK + Ireland

    Craig Norton

  • Jose lau
    Sales Director, Asia

    Jose Lau

  • Ken hui
    Head of Sales, Hong Kong

    Ken Hui

  • Simon-Brass
    Senior Key Account Manager, UK

    Simon Brass

  • Yaron Einav
    Senior Key Account Manager, UK

    Yaron Einav

  • Jonathan Bruni
    Senior Account Manager, Continental Europe

    Jonathan Bruni

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    Senior Account Manager

    Steve Weids

  • Enrico Potente
    Account Manager, Continental Europe

    Enrico Potente

  • Dara de Lacey
    Private Client Advisor

    Dara de Lacy

  • Morgan Richards
    Private Client Advisor

    Morgan Richards

  • Sarah Drummond
    Private Client Advisor

    Sarah Drummond

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    Account Manager

    Thomas Chaumet

Global Portfolio Management

  • Ashika Mathews 2
    Portfolio Manager (UK)

    Ashika Mathews

  • Desiree-Anderson
    Portfolio Manager (US)

    Desiree Anderson

Continental Europe

  • Alessandro Piantoni
    Head of Operations + Logistics, Continental Europe

    Alessandro Piantoni

  • Annalisa Florian
    Head of Partnerships, Continental Europe

    Annalisa Florian

  • Irene Lorenzelli
    Logistics Specialist, Continental Europe

    Irene Lorenzelli

  • Alessia Cimmino
    Customer Service Specialist

    Alessia Cimmino

  • Valentina Zavatta
    Logistics Assistant

    Valentina Zavatta

Buying + Partnerships

  • 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

  • Nick Upton
    Global Integration Manager

    Nick Upton

  • Alex Jones
    Business Intelligence Analyst

    Alex Jones

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    Data Administrator

    Diána Perecz

Brand

  • Magda Riepler
    Vice President, Brand

    Magda Riepler

  • Andrea Olalla
    Head of Customer Experience

    Andrea Olalla

  • Johnny Bedini
    Senior UI/UX Designer

    Johnny Bedini

  • Samantha Carpenter
    Customer Experience Lead, Accounts Receivable

    Samantha Carpenter

  • Johnnie Heffer
    Marketing Lead

    Johnnie Heffer

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    Customer Experience Lead

    Amy Thompson

  • Jeny Shing
    Customer Experience Executive

    Jeny Shing

  • Christie Chan
    Customer Experience Executive

    Christie Chan

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    UI/UX Designer

    Tighe Rodgers

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    Marketing Assistant

    Alice Robinson

Finance

  • Guy McDermott
    Head of Finance, UK

    Guy McDermott

  • Jennifer Chan
    Technical Finance Manager, UK

    Jennifer Chan

  • Manveer Puaar
    Purchase Ledger Clerk, UK

    Manveer Puaar

  • Warren Josiah
    Finance Assistant, UK

    Warren Josiah

Engineering

  • tamas laszlo varga
    Head of Engineering

    Tamás László Varga

  • levente lazar
    Engineering Manager

    Levente Lázár

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    Lead SAP Developer

    Zsolt Zsila

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    Lead Developer

    Benjamin Papp

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    Head of Digital Integration

    Jana Schauer

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    Senior Web Developer

    Bence Györki

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    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Balázs Baumgartner

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    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

  • Dhatchayani Chitrambalam
    QA Engineer

    Dhatchayani Chitrambalam

Warehouse

  • Rick Bloy
    Warehouse Manager

    Rick Bloy

  • Michael Midlane 1
    Warehouse Optimisation + Quality Assurance Lead

    Michael Midlane

  • Rhys Leworthy
    Warehouse Team Leader

    Rhys Leworthy

  • Carl Frisby
    Warehouse Operative

    Carl Frisby

  • Ruth Keetch
    Stock Controller

    Ruth Keetch

  • Alfie Rosin
    Warehouse Operative

    Alfie Rosin

  • Paul Logan
    Warehouse Operative

    Paul Logan

  • Ashton Higgins
    Warehouse Operative

    Ashton Higgins

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    Warehouse Operative

    Dexter Bardua

  • Fraser-Falconer
    Warehouse Operative

    Fraser Falconer

  • Thomas Ansell
    Authentication + Photography Assistant

    Thomas Ansell