Our Team

A global team of experts

We are headquartered in the UK with global offices in Canada, China, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and the US to support the unique needs of our clients around the world.

Cult Wines Global Offices

Toronto office

Toronto

Suite 333
110 Cumberland Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 3V5

Telephone: +1 855 808 2858

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We opened our second North America office in Canada in 2021, making it our sixth office globally. Because of its appeal to passionate collectors and its financial robustness, we believe fine wine is a unique and exciting investment. We are here to fuel that excitement through our product experience, expertise, thought leadership and access to fine wine portfolios.

 

 

Key people

Regional Directors

Our directors leverage their extensive backgrounds in the wine and financial industries to lead key regions for the company.

 

Joe Alim

Joe Alim

Managing Director, Asia

Hong Kong
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Product & Technology

The Product & Technology department is the data-driven heart of our company and the team behind our proprietary statistical models we rely on to build well performing portfolios.

 

Jody Richardson

Jody Richardson

Director of Digital Innovation

London
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Dmitry Selemir

Head of Quantitative Solutions

London
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Leslie Ashman

Vice President of Engineering

London
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Investment Management

With a great deal of financial experience and understanding of the global economy, our Investment Management team is responsible for ensuring we provide a significant level of investment expertise to clients across the globe.

 

Olivier Staub

Olivier Staub

Chief Investment Officer

London
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Yijun (Lena) Lu

Portfolio Manager

London
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Customer Experience

Our Customer Experience team are dedicated to making your fine wine investment journey as rewarding as possible. By better understanding our customers they seek to optimise the experience through improving services and providing a range of first-class offerings.

 

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Olivia Bodle

Global Head of Events

London
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Taryn De Luca

Global Head of Customer Experience

London
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Wine & Operations

Our business is founded on finding great wines and looking after them obsessively. Our Wine and Operations team combine flair and experience to deliver this year in year out.

 

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Hermione Egerton-Smith

Senior Fine Wine Buyer

London
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Tom Turner

Tom Turner

Trading & Operations Director

London
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Senior Management & Advisors

Our senior management team and advisors are drawn from a diverse array of backgrounds, bringing strength and depth to the business. Their extensive knowledge of wine, finance, or business, guides Cult Wines’ strategy and approach.

 

Aarash Ghatineh

Aarash Ghatineh

Chief Revenue Officer

London
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Olivier Staub

Olivier Staub

Chief Investment Officer

London
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Paul Martin

Chief Financial Officer

London
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Harry Wake

Harry Wake

Advisor

London
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Brad Goldberg

Brad Goldberg

Advisor

New York
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Founders

At the foundation of Cult Wines are Phil’s extensive financial and wine knowledge and Tom’s natural flair for the business. Cult Wines redefines fine wine investment – an asset rooted in tradition and passion meets modern investment standards built around transparency, fairness and simplicity.

Tom Gearing

Tom Gearing

Co-Founder & CEO

London
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Philip Gearing

Philip Gearing

Co-Founder & Chairman

London
About Philip

We enjoy and appreciate wine, and we know how to invest in it.

We’ve been doing it for more than a decade.

 

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