Daniel Walker

As founder of the group, Daniel has guided the company from fledgling start up to an internationally renowned multi-award winning organisation. Oeno is now a multi-faceted company that has offices in strategic locations all over the world. Under his watchful eye and meticulous attention to detail, Oeno is now considered a global titan within the wine world, gaining recognition on the global stage, most notably, being recently crowned the world’s number 1 wine firm.

Justin Knock MW

Justin Knock has the rare distinction of being one of the few Masters of Wine to pass the notoriously tough exams first time round in 2010. He has held a number of high-profile roles in the wine industry such as UK Director of the California Wine Institute. With extensive experience in wine production, distribution and marketing, Justin brings a wealth of industry expertise as Oeno’s Director of Wine and resident expert on the New World specialising in Australian and Californian fine wines.

Matt Panton

Matt Panton has been in the accountancy profession for over 15 years, with a specialism and passion for the food, drink and hospitality industries. As CFO of Oeno Matt safeguards the financial health of the business and ensures that investors and clients can be looked after to the exacting standards set by the company founders.

Ashley Ling

Ashley quickly established a reputation as a logistical wizard with a knack for meticulous organisation. In terms of people management, he’s one of the very best in the industry and now manages a group of international senior account managers. By the time he was headhunted by co-founder, Daniel Walker and included to the already flourishing OenoGroup roster, he was a seasoned investment guru in his own right. Ashley has gone from award-winning account manager to Global investment Director.

Mattia Tabacco

Mattia began working in wine while studying at the highly-respected Universityof Gastronomic Sciences. Since then he has enjoyed a varied international career including stints as wine tasting coordinator with Slow Food, sommelier for Peck in Milan, and in the purchasing department of an Italian wine importer in the U.S. Most recently, Mattia worked as Deputy Head Sommelier for Hakkasan and now uses his extensive contacts and wine knowledge to offer an exceptional level of service to our clients.

Effi Tsournava

Effi lived in France and Germany where she enrolled a Master’s Degree in Oenology and Viticulture before moving to London to join Marcus Wareing, a 2-star Michelin Restaurant. She gained multifaceted experience by running the Amathus Drinks e-Commerce site, cutting her teeth in the world of wine collectors at Genesis Wines before joining Maisons Marques et Domaines, Louis Roederer’s UK subsidiary, as a Brand Manager.

Sid Rajeswaren

A student of Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Exeter University going on to study US Foreign Policy at Harvard, Sid’s background as an investment trader in the UK brings a macro analytical view to the fine wine market. Through methodical research, Sid structures fine wine portfolios for Oeno’s private client base, enabling them to hold the most desired wines in the global fine wine market.

Nicola Merighi

Nicola Merighi’s Italian roots led him to an early interest in wine, although it wasn’t until he began to work for a high-profile gastropub in London that he discovered his true calling. He honed his wine skills and knowledge at private members’ clubs and top London restaurants including Hakkasan Mayfair where he worked as Head Sommelier for several years. Passing his WSET exams up to Level 3 in wine, Nicola puts his wine knowledge and on-trade contacts to good use working for OenoTrade.

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Victor Hugo Cotoski

With extensive experience in the international financial market, specialist in International Business Development, he has already led the marketing expansion in an English brokerage in the United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East with great success. He has also acted as a liquidity provider (market maker) for the Brazilian stock exchange (B3) in an English trading company. In Brazil, he was the creator of some financial educational projects with the support of brands such as JP

Ivai Sicilia Rodriguez

Ivai is a seasoned wine-specialist in his own right. Respected across the board, boasting a roster of famous athletes as clients and television appearances on some of the biggest networks globally. Ivai is a famous investment manager in his home city of Madrid due to his talent of being able to identify fruitful opportunities in a myriad of markets. Wine has always been his passion due to his father owning a vineyard in Spain. Wine, quite simply, is in his DNA.

Almudena Alberca MW

In 2018 Almudena Alberca became Spain’s first female Master of Wine, balancing the notoriously demanding examinations with working full-time as a winemaker. Her impressive resume includes stints working at the boutique winery Cénit in Zamora and her current role as technical director at the large Bodegas Palacios 1894 winemaking group. Almudena uses her specialist knowledge of the Spanish wine industry in her role as Oeno’s Brand Ambassador for Spain.

Claudio Martins

In 2019, Claudio Martins returned to his home country, Portugal, after 18 years in London. He then started Martins Wine Advisor, a team dedicated to advise and educate about wine around the world. Claudio is a passionate and service-focused wine consultant with extensive global expertise. His specialist knowledge of the Portuguese market make him a fantastic Oeno Brand Ambassador.