New York office
New York needs little introduction as a global financial hub and the epicentre of a thriving cultural art and entertainment scene in America. We’ve been working with our US client base for many years, but in 2021 we finally made the move across the pond and opened our fifth international office. Looking ahead, we believe that North Americas can quickly become our largest private client market as the region is investment-forward and has a considerable wine tradition.
Key people
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.
Glenn Wong
Co-CEO
London
About Glenn
Aarash Ghatineh
Chief Revenue Officer
London
About Aarash
Olivier Staub
Chief Investment Officer
London
About Olivier
Paul Martin
Chief Financial Officer
London
About Paul
Brad Goldberg
Advisor
Seattle
About Brad
Christophe Navarre
Strategic Advisor
Monaco
About Christophe
Chris Jones
Strategic Advisor
New York
About Chris
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
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.
Leslie Ashman
Vice President of Engineering
London
About Leslie
Josh Queen
Lead Product Manager
London
About Josh
Dmitry Selemir
Head of Quantitative Solutions
London
About Dmitry
Jody Richardson
Director of Digital Innovation
London
About Jody
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.
Tom Turner
Trading & Operations Director
London
About Tom
Helene Alari
Global Head of Operations
London
About Helene
Hermione Egerton-Smith
Senior Fine Wine Buyer
London
About Hermione
Sean Wright
Purchasing Assistant
London
About Sean
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
We enjoy and appreciate wine, and we know how to invest in it.
We’ve been doing it for more than a decade.
