Management
Charlotte Holl
President
Previously held management and sales positions with Kering Group and CHANEL.
Samantha Altomare
Director of Operations
13 years experience in the wine industry. Previously managed luxury wineries in Napa and Sonoma for Foley Family Wines.
Michael Keane
CFO
Previously Price Waterhouse and CFO of two Fortune 500 companies.
Viviane Gianesini
Production, France
Laboratory head and head of all sparkling wine production at Sieur D'Arques. Viviane's sparkling wine is globally recognized and winner of many international medals.
Edward Holl
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
First Growth Brands founder and controlling shareholder. Former CEO, Merchants Group International.
Ronald Anderson
Major Shareholder, Board Advisor
Former Head of Global Sales and Board member, Diageo. Former Chief Commercial offcer, Bacardi. Current board director at Jose Quervo.
Andy Gibson
Major Shareholder, Board Advisor
Former CMO Bacardi, Fosters, Walgreens and Diageo.
Luke & John McKelvey
Shareholders, Creative
Co-founders and heads of Mirimar, one of the world's premier advertising creative agencies.
Partners
Southern Glazers
Distribution
Southern Glazers is the largest distributor of wine and spirits in the United States. First Growth Brands and Southern Glazers have entered into a long-term agreement to build Faire La Fête's sales and distribution reach to every corner of the country.
MHW
Licensing and Compliance
MHW is the leading back-office service provider for alchoholic beverage businesses. MHW eensures First Growth Brands' products are moved and stored in a timely manner, as well as ensuring that our sales practices and related business activites are compliant in every state that we service.
Mirimar
Creative & Advertising
Mirimar is an Emmy-award-winning creative agency developing advertising campaigns for the world's biggest brands, including Apple, Google, Nike, and notable figures such Serena Williams, Gisele Bündchen, Neymar Jr, Lebron James, John Malkovich, and many others. Mirimar is developing Faire La Fête's print, TV and digital media campaigns and as such is a key asset in the development of the brand.
Kuehne + Nagel
Logistics
Kuehne + Nagel is the world's premiere transportation and logistics company, accounting for close to 15% of the world's sea and air freight business (by revenue). Kuehne + Nagel ensures that our product is shipped reliably and on-time from our producers in France to our points of distribution globally.
The Edge
Brand Development
The Edge is a marketing agency owned by First Growth Brands board advisor and shareholder Andy Gibson. The Edge specializes in developing brand strategy and commercial action plans that deliver value across an organization, and they have worked with some of the largest brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Proctor & Gamble, Cadbury, Vodafone, Gillette, Smirnoff, Guiness and many others.