General Manager at Viva Vino Ltd, Singapore
July 2011 - July 2012
Viva Vino is a boutique wine distribution company specializing in Portuguese wine.
The business is divided into three parts-
1. Wholesale - supermarkets, shops, other wine sellers
2. Distribution - restaurants, bars, hotels
3. Wine club - individual
Portuguese wine has two DOC specialities Port and Vinho Verde as well as fantastic table wines and a sophisticated premium range, especially from the Douro.
One of the USPs is the grape varietals, many of which are unique to Portugal-
White: alvorinho, arinto, antao vaz, verdelho
Red: touriga nacional, trincadeira, alicante bouschet
Sales and Marketing Director at Grupo Pestana
June 2008 - July 2011
Golf, residence and tourism company including construction component.
Golf courses;-
Vale da Pinta
Gramacho
Silves
Alto
Beloura
Beach resorts;-
Atlantico, Alvor
Porches Praia
Palm Gardens
Property:
Pestana Residences offer property options from one bed fractional (Four Owner Plan) through to luxury fairway 6 bedroom villas.
With properties around the world, including Algarve, Brazil, Porto Santo and Sao Tome we have both InvestHotel and lifestyle residential.
Our philosophy is based more on operations than development and so our relationship with owners continues from purchase to sale, (if you can bear to sell)
Market Analyst at Portugal Property Analysis
2008 - July 2011
Property appraisals, market analysis, service intermediary and introducer.
Most international real estate agents have felt the unbearable annoyance of finding 'true' comparables to create realistic valuations and market appraisals.
Portugal Property Analysis is setting out to be a repository of sales data for 'vetted' agents.
Sales Manager at Imatico Lda
2003 - 2008
Starting as an analyst and advisor I quickly moved into a sales position as Imatico developed its business with British clients.
A very strong localised market lead to over expansion and ....
Artist at Dude Art
August 2000 - August 2004
Oil Painting, mainly portrait and flowers, when the tide was out
Manager at Tarr Farm
1993 - 1995
General duties required for management of Tea room, Cafe and gift shop
Asbestosis and Pollution Technician at Yasuda Fire and Marine
1991 - 1992
Analysed Yasuda's exposure to asbestos and pollution claims.
Accounts Technician at C. I. de Rougemont & Co. Ltd
1990 - 1991
Daily accounts for three Lloyds 'Boxes'
Manager at The Old Parr's Head
1989 - 1991
Manager of busy London pub
Creator at The Property Authority
December 2012
Open source property listing portal..
Tired of paying for listings and leads? Coming soon, the solution
Business Development Director at Cimigo
October 2012
Cimigo is an independent team of over 300 marketing research and branding specialists operating throughout Asia Pacific since 2003. Our promise is to bring the voice of the customer into your boardroom to deliver inspiration to your brand.
We are the voice of the customer.
We are different. We put the customer at the heart of your business strategy. This means we seek out the thoughts and emotions of your customers at a level you would never have thought possible. We do this to build a relationship, a powerful emotional bond between your brand and your customer. .
We deal in thinking not products. We deliver inspiration.
We answer your most difficult marketing questions to deliver inspiration to your brand. No one product fits all, so we don't offer products. We offer thinking in specialised areas that enables inspiration to be revealed..
In short, we deliver the future for your brand today.
Cimigo delivers the future from eight strategic operating centres - Delhi, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Macau, Saigon, Shanghai and Singapore.
Visit us at:
www.cimigo.com
www.cimigolive.com
Specialties
Qualitative and quantitative insights, Online research, Brand strategists, Ethnographers, Social media research and analysis, Innovation
Commercial & Finance Officer at Panashco Media Pte Ltd
August 2012
Property Life is Asia's Number 1 Property guide, printed by Panashco Media.
General Manager - Singapore at Fortune Real Estate Group
August 2011
Fortune RE Group has been created to service the needs of companies offering international property for sale, as lifestyle or financial investments.
Focusing on the Far East markets of China, HK, Malaysia and Singapore, we offer a range of cost effective solutions to drive sales in these booming markets.
Formed by Steve Dawkins and Robert Bradley of Own Property Worldwide, George Betz of Worldwide Property Shows and Xavier Wiggins of OPP, together with strategic partners in the region, Fortune RE aims to guide the right companies with the right product through the potentially complex Far East marketplace.
Commercial Director at PortUtube
November 2010
Conceptualises and helped set up the company
Social Networks