EUROPE. Rupert Firbank, formerly Allied Domecq Duty Free Account Director UK and Nordic VP Transregional Accounts, has been named Vice President Premium Wines for Mainland Europe for Constellation Brands.
The role will also embrace duty free and travel retail.
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Set to shine in a new Constellation: Rupert Firbank |
His contact details are as follows:
Phone: 07776 172380
E-mail: rupert.firbank@cbrands.eu.com
Constellation, the world’s number one wine company, recently acquired Inniskillin owner Vincor. That acquisition brought the following wine brands to its portfolio: Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs, R.H. Phillips, Toasted Head, Hogue, Goundrey, Amberley, Sumac Ridge, Hawthorne Mountain, Kim Crawford, Kumala, Ancient Coast, Sawmill Creek, Entre-Lacs, L’Ambiance, Sola Nero and Notre Vin Maison.
Constellation already controlled Constellation Wines US, Centerra Wine Company, North Lake Wines, Pacific Wine Partners, Constellation Europe, Hardy Wine Company, Icon Estates and Nobilo Wine Group (New Zealand).
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