The international wine and spirits marketplace has introduced new global portfolio management (GPM) and expanded teams operating across the US, the UK, Europe and Asia.
London-headquartered FINE+RARE Group – an
international marketplace for wine, spirits and collectible
experiences – has appointed 10 new hires across its global
portfolio. With $750 million of fine wine and spirits under
management across Asia, US, UK, and Europe, FINE+RARE said it is
expanding teams within site development, sales and customer
experience.
The new hires come from some of the industry’s fine wine brands
and auction houses, but the FINE+RARE team is continuing to
recruit additional talent across markets in the coming weeks.
As FINE+RARE expands its presence in Asia, Hong Kong-based Jose
Lau is joining as its new sales director Asia. With a 14-year
tenure in the industry, Lau previously worked at Britain’s
oldest wine and spirits merchant Berry Bros & Rudd where he was
head of sales, private clients, the firm said in a statement.
The expansion will see the creation of a new global portfolio
management team. The GPM division will advise on everything
related to buying, selling and storing clients’ wine and spirits.
FINE+RARE group’s GPM sector will be led by vice president of
global portfolio management Allan Frischman in the US –
previously at Sotheby’s and Hart Davis Hart Wine. Additional GPM
members include Ashika Matthews as portfolio manager in the UK, a
wine writer and maker, and Desiree Anderson as portfolio manager
in the US, who joined the FINE+RARE team in 2023.
Further hires in the teams include Andrea Olalla as head of
customer experience in London, Christie Chan as customer
experience executive in Hong Kong, and Brenda Ramirez as sales
support associate in the US. They also include Peter Hauszknecht
as lead backend developer in Hungary, Csaba Hovráth as senior
backend developer in Hungary, and Jonathan Garcia as warehouse
operations manager in the US. Most recently, Ricardo Carre joined
the Vinfolio account management team as a client advisor
following FINE+RARE’s acquisition of the US platform in 2023, the
firm added.
“The new hires” expertise and dedication to excellence will be
instrumental in supporting our continued global growth. This team
will also support our ongoing mission to enhance our ability to
provide outstanding service to all our fine wine and spirits
global markets,” Patrick O’Connor, CEO of FINE+RARE Group, said.
The FINE+RARE marketplace delivers access to producers, cellars
and collections. The company has operations worldwide, with
locations in London, Milan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Napa
and Budapest. Across the single unified digital platform,
the site is designed mainly for collectors who buy, store, and
sell their luxury portfolio.