London & Dubai Offices
Dubai
EO2
Sheikh Rashid Tower
Dubai World Trade Centre
Dubai
London is one of the biggest wine hubs and financial centres in the world. It’s also been Cult Wines’ headquarters since 2007. From the beginning, our goal was to offer an in-depth wine experience – well-balanced profitable portfolios, industry insights, exclusive events, access to rare wines, curated vineyard tours and more. To us, wine is truly an investment like no other, and we help our clients discover its uniqueness.
Martin Docherty
Senior Relationship Manager
London
About Martin
Olivia Souto
Senior Relationship Manager
London
About Olivia
Paul Declerck
Relationship Manager
London
About Paul
Yijun (Lena) Lu
Portfolio Manager
London
About Yijun
Edward Wauton
Client Account Manager
London
About Edward
Connor Adams
Relationship Manager
London
About Connor
Martin Docherty
Senior Relationship Manager
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 932As Senior Relationship Manager, Martin Docherty actively manages fine wine portfolios to deliver returns on behalf of private clients. Bringing a decade of experience to his role, Martin previously served as a wine broker advising private clients for a UK fine wine merchant. At Cult Wine Investment, Martin puts his WSET Level 3 Award in Wines to good use, contributing to the many Cult Wine Investment investment reports with his nuanced view on regional characteristics and wine’s specific sense of place.
Favourite Wine: Cheval Blanc 2000, La Mission Haut Brion 2000
Olivia Souto
Senior Relationship Manager
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 968Olivia Souto brings relationship management skills and diverse sales experience to her role as Relationship Manager at Cult Wine Investment. She deftly guides clients through their investment journey to meet their targeted financial objectives. A keen networker and serious wine aficionado - Olivia holds a WSET Level 3 Award in Wine – she is well known for hosting brand events full of interesting wines and conversation. As part of her role, she has created a series of all women events, building a network for successful women over food pairings and champagne tastings. Prior to joining the Cult Wine Investment team, Olivia learned the wine trade while working as a sales representative at Treasury Wine Estates in Melbourne, Aus. Olivia holds a criminology degree from Cardiff University (UK).
Favourite Wine: Unico Vega Sicilia
Paul Declerck
Relationship Manager
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 20 7100 0950Paul Declerck is a Relationship Manager at Cult Wine Investment, working closely with clients to help them achieve their Wine Investment objectives. Originally from a wine making family in the French Loire Valley, Paul is well placed to share his knowledge to deliver best performances from the Asset Class. He is also the face of 'La Minute Wine', the weekly Wine Investment video channel on LinkedIn. Paul holds a WSET Level 3 Award in Wines and regularly hosts wine networking events where he dissects the delights of popular top-quality producers and wine regions from across the globe.
Favourite Wine: Savennieres: Domaine du Closel - Chateau des Vaults 'Clos du Papillon'
Yijun (Lena) Lu
Portfolio Manager
London
Lena Lu is a Portfolio Manager responsible for creating and managing investment allocations for private clients. She began her career at Cult Wine Investment as a Research Analyst, providing analytical market insights for the investment team. Lena’s strong financial background combined with her passion and knowledge of wine positions her unequivocally capable of identifying opportunities and risks in this complex market, using quantitative and scientific economic methods. Prior to joining the Cult Wine Investment team, Lena held several roles in the finance industry from venture capital to the Investment Banking arm of China Securities. Lena is a CFA® Charterholder, she graduated from the University of Toronto with Bachelor’s in finance and economics and holds a WSET Level 3 Award in Wines.
Favourite Wine: Burgundy and Champagne
Edward Wauton
Client Account Manager
London
In his role of Client Account Manager, Edward Wauton provides operational and administrative support to the sales teams. He brings a fresh perspective to the world of fine wine investment, having previously worked for a medical start-up in client services. Teddy graduated from City Law School (UK) with a Graduate Diploma in Law following earning a Master of Ancient History from St Andrews (Scotland).
Favourite Wine: A good Sauterne or Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2015
Connor Adams
Relationship Manager
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 7599 654458Connor is a Relationship Manager at Cult Wine Investments. He brings a wealth of experience from 10 years in the banking and finance world, honing his skills as a Portfolio Manager at corporations such as Citibank. Born in Brisbane, Australia, Connor spent most of his life there until moving to London about two years ago to seek a new challenge on the other side of the globe. He specialises in driving new business through networking, prospecting and business development and is a regular attendee of Networking London functions. Never taking himself too seriously, Connor enjoys hosting clients in our tasting space and talking all things wine investment, with the occasional sports discussion known to occur. He enjoys collaborating with other staff on ways to improve the client experience. His approachable demeanour and broad interests, including his self-professed sports addiction, make him a well-rounded and relatable professional in the wine investment community.
Favourite wine: Rioja Gran Reserva 904
Key people
Regional Directors
Our directors leverage their extensive backgrounds in the wine and financial industries to lead key regions for the company.
Jonathan Stevenson
Executive Vice President, North America
New York
About Jonathan
Joe Alim
Managing Director, Asia
Hong Kong
About Joe
Carrie Tuck
Chief Marketing Officer, Americas
Toronto
About Carrie
Atul Tiwari
Chief Executive Officer, Americas
Toronto
About Atul
Jonathan Stevenson
Executive Vice President, North America
New York
Direct Phone: +1 (646) 963 4551Jonathan Stevenson brings over ten years and extensive experience in the alternative investment sector of fine wine to his role of Executive Vice President at Cult Wine Investment. In 2021, he was appointed to oversee Cult Wine Investment’ global expansion into North America and is responsible for growing the U.S. client base. Previously, Jonathan was a Sales Manager for the company, based in London and responsible for running the UK sales team. Jonathan began his career at Cult Wine Investment as a Portfolio Manager after graduating from Newcastle University (UK) with a degree in Marketing and Management.
Favourite Wine: Vega Sicilia Unico
Joe Alim
Managing Director, Asia
Hong Kong
Direct Phone: +852 2818 0089Joe Alim led the opening of the Hong Kong office, the first overseas office for Cult Wine Investment, and now heads up operations as the company’s Managing Director in Asia. In his role, he’s been critical to establishing the brand in Asia and translating Cult Wine Investment’s ambitious vision in the market. He’s grateful to work for an innovative business where sharing wine, discussing, and debating with other enthusiasts is all part of the job. Before relocating to Hong Kong, Joe spent three years working in the London office as a Senior Portfolio Manager where he managed private client fine wine portfolios. Joe began his career working in sales for GlaxoSmithKline before following his passion to the world of fine wine. Joe graduated from The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK) with a Bachelor of Science.
Favourite Wine: Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques
Carrie Tuck
Chief Marketing Officer, Americas
Toronto
Direct Phone: + 1 (647) 822-8067After spending nearly two decades working in PR and marketing for multimillion-dollar brands and start-ups within the financial services industry, Carrie Tuck knows what truly drives innovation, how to build brands and how to create the right client experience. Carrie’s depth of financial experience and collaborative spirit are invaluable in educating and building awareness of Cult Wines and the benefits of investing in fine wine in the Americas market for Cult Wine Investment. Prior to joining Cult Wines Canada as Chief Marketing Officer, Carrie was the Head of Marketing for Vanguard, Canada and was instrumental in building the brand in the region. Throughout her career, Carrie has held various senior positions at asset management and fund companies, where she ran marketing, product and client service. Carrie holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Concordia University (Canada).
Favourite Wine: A Barolo or California Chardonnay
Atul Tiwari
Chief Executive Officer, Americas
Toronto
As Chief Executive Officer, Atul Tiwari leads the team and is responsible for the overall strategy and development of Cult Wines Americas. Hailed by Investment Executive as ‘having a knack for knowing what’s next’, Atul is thrilled to have successfully married his extensive investment experience with a passion for wine to introduce this unique asset class to the Americas market. Atul leads with investment rigor, excellent client relationships and unparalleled knowledge of the asset class. Atul’s background speaks for itself, before building Cult Wines Americas, he was employee number one at Vanguard Canada. As CEO for the company, together with his team, he helped pioneer ETF investing in Canada and grew the company from $3 to $30 billion in assets over 7.5 years.
Prior to Vanguard, he held progressively senior positions at BMO Financial including senior vice president of BMO Asset Management, heading up the BMO US mutual fund business in Chicago before going on to lead the charge for BMO to enter the ETF business as the founding President of BMO Exchange Traded Funds. In addition to his personal interest in wine, Atul has also managed a 4,000-bottle cellar of fine Burgundy for the Toronto Chapter of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin over a five-year period. After earning his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada), he began his career in law, practicing in London (UK) and Toronto (Canada) before transitioning to finance.
Favourite Wine: Atul loves and knows Burgundy very well, but he also enjoys Bordeaux and Italian wine.
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
Director of Digital Innovation
London
About Jody
Dmitry Selemir
Head of Quantitative Solutions
London
About Dmitry
Leslie Ashman
Vice President of Engineering
London
About Leslie
Holly Holton-Webb
Head of Product Portfolio
London
About Holly
Jody Richardson
Director of Digital Innovation
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 942Director of Digital Innovation, Jody Richardson joined the Cult Wines team at the company’s inception, initially developing the first website for the brand. Today, Jody oversees the company direction of data and technology, leading the team in the development of internal and client facing platforms, websites and services leveraging new technology and intelligent practices. Jody has been integral in launching each new iteration of the brand website, with the most recent, the fifth, being the most defining project of his professional career. Jody previously worked across the marketing department in various roles leading design and digital marketing, culminating in running marketing across all global regions. While guiding the company’s digital growth, Jody has developed a keen appreciation for wine, understanding the skills, process and ageing that work together to create a story and romanticism unlike any other asset.
Favourite Wine: Pontet Canet, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château d'Yquem
Dmitry Selemir
Head of Quantitative Solutions
London
Dmitry Selemir, the Head of Quantitative Solutions, has a rich background in both physics and finance. His current role sees him leading projects on market pricing, indices, portfolio generation, and advanced analytics. Previously, Dmitry engaged in plasma physics, contributing to research. Transitioning to finance, he amassed over a decade of experience as a quant analyst, trader, and portfolio manager, specializing in structured credit and navigating the 2008 financial crisis. This period was a crucial learning curve, further enriched by his experience running a startup and managing a remote technical team, where he honed his skills in data science, particularly in text and cluster analysis.
Outside of his professional endeavours, Dmitry's interests lie in challenging himself to achieve a sub-3-hour marathon. His passion for wine reveals a preference for Negru de Purcari and Southern Italian reds, alongside a newfound appreciation for Austrian whites, highlighting his discerning taste and the joy he finds in the lesser-known treasures of the wine world.
Favourite wine: Negru de Purcari
Leslie Ashman
Vice President of Engineering
London
As VP of Engineering, Leslie brings comprehensive expertise in software development, beginning his career as a skilled C# developer and later broadening his proficiency to include Javascript and React web development. His journey through various technologies highlights his adaptability and deep understanding of the industry, positioning him as a critical player in creating scalable and robust applications.
As a leader, Leslie is dedicated to fostering innovation and excellence within his teams. He champions a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, steering his teams towards success with a strategic approach. His efforts have been crucial in developing cutting-edge solutions, reflecting his commitment to pushing the company's technological vision forward and ensuring the delivery of impactful software products.
Favourite wine: Reds, whites... you name it. If it's in a glass I'll drink it.
Holly Holton-Webb
Head of Product Portfolio
London
Holly is the dynamic Head of Product Portfolio at Cult Wines. Joining 2021 as a Product Manager, she quickly demonstrated her prowess by moving to a Senior Product Manager in 2022 and shortly after to her current leadership role. Holly's notable achievements include the launch of the Chip onboarding process, the CultX mobile trading app, and the Client Portal, which has been instrumental in enhancing user experience and facilitating the platform's growth. Born and raised in London, Holly is a self-made professional whose career in the energy industry spanned nearly a decade before Cult Wines. Her experience ranges from working with gas and energy suppliers to collaborating with the Big 6 Gas Shippers and providing SASS solutions for the industry. Certifications including Scrum Master, Product Manager, Product Leader, and PRINCE 2 (Foundation and Practitioner) have been pivotal in her professional development and success. Beyond her professional life, Holly's interests add a unique depth to her character. Her passion for the outdoors and commitment to a sustainable lifestyle are reflected in her personal and professional life, making her a well-rounded and inspiring figure in the wine investment community.
Favourite wine: Castello di Bossi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
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
Chief Investment Officer
London
About Olivier
Yijun (Lena) Lu
Portfolio Manager
London
About Yijun
Olivier Staub
Chief Investment Officer
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 980Olivier Staub, Chief Investment Officer, has more than 25 years’ experience in trading and asset management. At Cult Wines Olivier is responsible for the investment policy, development of the portfolio management framework and chairs the company’s Investment Committee. Under his leadership, the company has delivered an aggregate annual compounded performance of +8% per year.
Prior to joining Cult Wines, he held managing positions in leading institutions including J.P. Morgan, Barclays Capital, BBVA and London Clearing House. Notably, he built and led the credit derivatives trading business for Barclays Investment Bank, launching the first e-trading platforms for credit derivatives and indices. His first professional wine venture was as a founding partner and board member of 67 Pall Mall, London’s private members club dedicated to fine wine. Olivier’s wine journey began when attended the Burgundy School of Business (formally Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Dijon), where alongside studying Economics and Finance he spent time visiting the area’s renowned vineyards as often as he could. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) accreditation and the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines.
Favourite Wine: De Vogue Musigny and Dujac Chambertin
Yijun (Lena) Lu
Portfolio Manager
London
Lena Lu is a Portfolio Manager responsible for creating and managing investment allocations for private clients. She began her career at Cult Wine Investment as a Research Analyst, providing analytical market insights for the investment team. Lena’s strong financial background combined with her passion and knowledge of wine positions her unequivocally capable of identifying opportunities and risks in this complex market, using quantitative and scientific economic methods. Prior to joining the Cult Wine Investment team, Lena held several roles in the finance industry from venture capital to the Investment Banking arm of China Securities. Lena is a CFA® Charterholder, she graduated from the University of Toronto with Bachelor’s in finance and economics and holds a WSET Level 3 Award in Wines.
Favourite Wine: Burgundy and Champagne
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.
Olivia Bodle
Global Head of Events
London
About Olivia
Taryn De Luca
Global Head of Customer Experience
London
About Taryn
Olivia Bodle
Global Head of Events
London
As Global Head of Events for Cult Wines, Olivia Bodle is the organising force behind a global calendar of events from producer tastings to wine dinners and luxury trips to renowned wine regions. Olivia truly shines when planning bespoke trips for clients highlighting prestigious estates, châteaux and money-can't-buy experiences. Prior to joining Cult Wines, she hosted dynamic and engaging wine events, tastings, and WSET 2 courses at Berry Bros and Rudd. Well versed in the wine industry, Olivia has worked for a wine distribution app based in Sydney and has worked several vintages for wineries in Barossa, Australia and New Zealand. Olivia graduated from the University of Exeter with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. She holds a WSET Diploma, which she passed with Merit, and is a WSET Nominated Educator.
Favourite Wine: Champagne, red and white Burgundy, German Riesling, Australian Old Vine Grenache and USA Pinot Noir
Taryn De Luca
Global Head of Customer Experience
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 20 7100 0950Taryn De Luca is the Global Head of Customer Experience for Cult Wines with ten years of experience in customer experience, project management, events and office management. In her role she is responsible for deploying strategic initiatives to optimise the customer journey across numerous touchpoints. Taryn joined Cult Wines in 2017 and has worked in three of the global offices, most recently serving as Operations Manager for Asia where she oversaw operations and events for all of the offices in the region. She began her career in the wine industry, and thus developed a love for wine, while working at Riedel Australia and New Zealand. Taryn holds a WSET Level 2 Award in Wines, a Level 6 Diploma in Marketing and Professional Diploma in Customer Experience.
Favourite Wine: Chablis
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.
Hermione Egerton-Smith
Senior Fine Wine Buyer
London
About Hermione
Tom Turner
Trading & Operations Director
London
About Tom
Hermione Egerton-Smith
Senior Fine Wine Buyer
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 937Hermione Egerton-Smith is a Senior Fine Wine Buyer at Cult Wines. Hermoine’s investment grade buying expertise and close collaboration with the world’s most prestigious wineries and merchants have proved vital to the growth of the company. Her specialised knowledge and eye for fine wine helped drive Bordeaux EP allocation growth by 40% between 2018-2019. Well-known for being unequivocally organised, she counts herself as lucky to love what she does and is proud to be part of an innovative, growing company. She holds a WSET Level 4 Award in Wines graduated with a Philosophy degree from Nottingham University (UK).
Tom Turner
Trading & Operations Director
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 940Tom Turner, Trading and Operations Director, is part of the founding team at Cult Wines and responsible for the day-to-day management of trade sales and operations. In his role, he manages relationships with trade clients and suppliers, alongside planning exit strategies for private clients through market analysis and trend monitoring. Tom has been a key part of the company’s evolution from establishing the trade, purchasing and operations departments, developing a global network of b2b relationships to create a supply network while growing the burgeoning retail and trade sales side of the business. His attention to detail and exacting standards are second to none, which proved crucial when executing two complicated warehouse moves. Tom’s tenure at the company has given him a dynamic understanding of the intersecting departments within the organisation, making him well positioned to continue growing the standards of the business, maintaining team dynamics and working to achieve collective ambitions. Tom attained a RICS-accredited Surveying degree (BSc) from Kingston University (UK) before pursuing a career in the wine industry.
In his glass Chateau Margaux 1996
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
Chief Revenue Officer
London
About Aarash
Olivier Staub
Chief Investment Officer
London
About Olivier
Paul Martin
Chief Financial Officer
London
About Paul
Harry Wake
Advisor
London
About Harry
Brad Goldberg
Advisor
New York
About Brad
Aarash Ghatineh
Chief Revenue Officer
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 930One of the founding members of the Cult Wines team, Aarash Ghatineh has been fundamental to building the company and introducing a new way of investing to people around the world. As Chief Revenue Officer, he oversees the company’s global revenues and growing sales teams. Over the past decade, Aarash has led the team in £300M-worth of sales and helped build a 3,000 strong investor base. His passion for what he does and meticulous knowledge of the market – including his admirable ability to consistently identify blind tastings - bring an incredible depth of experience and expertise to the Investment Committee. He began his early career in the financial sector at chartered accountants in London. Aarash graduated from the University of Nottingham (UK) with a first-class honours degree in Politics.
Favourite Wine: Chateau Rayas, Joseph Drouhin, Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche
Olivier Staub
Chief Investment Officer
London
Direct Phone: +44 (0) 207 1000 980Olivier Staub, Chief Investment Officer, has more than 25 years’ experience in trading and asset management. At Cult Wines Olivier is responsible for the investment policy, development of the portfolio management framework and chairs the company’s Investment Committee. Under his leadership, the company has delivered an aggregate annual compounded performance of +8% per year and grown the AUM to £175m.
Prior to joining Cult Wines, he held managing positions in leading institutions including J.P. Morgan, Barclays Capital, BBVA and London Clearing House. Notably, he built and led the credit derivatives trading business for Barclays Investment Bank, launching the first e-trading platforms for credit derivatives and indices. His first professional wine venture was as a founding partner and board member of 67 Pall Mall, London’s private members club dedicated to fine wine. Olivier’s wine journey began when attended the Burgundy School of Business (formally Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Dijon), where alongside studying Economics and Finance he spent time visiting the area’s renowned vineyards as often as he could. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) accreditation and the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines.
Favourite Wine: De Vogue Musigny and Dujac Chambertin
Paul Martin
Chief Financial Officer
London
Paul Martin serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Cult Wines, bringing over two decades of expertise in business and finance. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Paul's foundation in auditing was established at PWC. His extensive leadership experience includes positions such as Finance Director at Igloo Energy and Vice President of Finance at Zapp. Paul's academic credentials include a degree in Economics and Management Studies from Cambridge University.
Favourite Wine: Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs
Harry Wake
Advisor
London
Harry Wake, Advisor to Cult Wines is a growth-focused entrepreneurial executive with a deep passion for fine wine. He has been an important asset in enabling a range of companies to unleash their growth within the rapidly evolving digital landscape. Harry is a recognised leader and specialist in digital marketing, corporate storytelling, business strategy and organisational transformation who brings a unique approach to solving for growth. He is currently active in the UK start-up community as an angel investor with a focus on D2C and AdTech. His experience includes founding the EMEA branch of Group SJR and leading it through its post-acquisition integration into WPP while rapidly scaling. He has also worked for Bain & Company in New York, and Unilever in London and Milan. Harry holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (US) and graduated from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) with First Class Honours.
Brad Goldberg
Advisor
New York
Brad Goldberg, Advisor to Cult Wines, is an active advisor for CEOs scaling businesses at the intersection of trends across technology, finance, community, and culture. Brad is well known as a builder of disruptive fintech, consumer and tech platform businesses. He spent eleven years at Microsoft developing products with differentiated value propositions, managing large organisations and creating technology platforms. He led two fintech businesses from the initial stage to scale including Apex Clearing (going public via a SPAC), and the online brokerage OptionsHouse (sold to General Atlantic and then E*TRADE) for PEAK6 Investments. He is a Limited Partner Advisor at NYCA Partners, Lead Independent Director at Spark Networks (NYSE: LOV), and a Board Member at Cellar Tracker.
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
Co-Founder & CEO
London
About Tom
Philip Gearing
Co-Founder & Chairman
London
About Philip
Tom Gearing
Co-Founder & CEO
London
As CEO, Tom Gearing oversees the company’s overall strategy, global operations and technology innovation, which has distinguished Cult Wines from its competitors as an industry leader. Tom has grown Cult Wines from a burgeoning start-up to an award-winning global company with over £265 million assets under management and more than 100 employees in six offices across the United Kingdom, North America, and Asia Pacific. Under his direction, the company has been named to the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in 2015 and again in 2017, the SME Export Track 100 in 2016 and 2017 and the International Track 200 in 2018 and 2019.
Tom cultivated a passion for fine wine in his formative years, learning first-hand from his father who led numerous wine companies throughout his childhood. Tom spent a significant amount of time travelling with his father to the Cote d’Or, visiting vineyards and studying Bordeaux from the ground up, where he developed a keen interest in business and a bold vision for the future of fine wine. Tom’s expertise, entrepreneurship and innovative mind have been widely regarded and he is regularly quoted in the New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade and the Spear’s 500. Tom holds a WSET Level 3 Award in Wines and graduated from Nottingham University with a BA in History.
Favourite Wine: Whilst Tom’s wine preferences often see him focussed on chardonnay and pinot noir, he likes to try as many different styles and grape varieties as possible. His most memorable vinous experiences to date are Petrus ’61 en Magnum, Liger Belair La Romanee ’09 and Domaine Leroy, Richebourg ’03.
Philip Gearing
Co-Founder & Chairman
London
Philip Gearing serves as Chairman of Cult Wines, the global leader in fine wine investment. Blending his extensive experience in financial markets with his fine wine expertise, he brings both passion and business acumen to his role. Prior to joining Cult Wines, Philip launched a specialist Burgundy merchant in the 1990s and co-founded Financial Wines, a digital platform that pioneered price transparency for international fine wine trade. Before his foray into the wine industry, Philip spent over 20 years as an investment banker at several leading global financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Swiss Bank Corporation, and Tokyo-Mitsubishi.
Favourite Wine: When it comes to wine preference, Philip has an overriding passion for Burgundy. However, he is ever on the look for new Pinot Noirs to compare with his favourites: estates of Dujac, Meo Camuzet, and Chevillon.
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