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Our Management Team
Peter Byck, co-founder, CEO & President (
peter@wineryexchange.com
)
Mr. Byck co-founded Winery Exchange after serving as VP
of Strategy & Business Development for Golden State
Vintners, formerly one of the largest vineyard and winery
owners in California. Mr. Byck holds an MBA from The
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a
BS in Computer Science and Math from the University of
California at Davis. He was raised in Sonoma County in
the heart of California's wine country, and his family
owns and operates Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa,
CA.
Oliver Colvin, SVP Operations & General
Counsel ( oliver.colvin@wineryexchange.com
)
Prior to joining Winery Exchange, Mr. Colvin was Senior
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Silicon
Valley Bank. Prior to Silicon Valley Bank, Mr. Colvin was
a partner in the Palo Alto law firm of Fthenakis &
Colvin. Mr. Colvin holds a BA in Economics from the
University of California at Davis, a JD degree from the
Santa Clara University School of Law, and an LL.M. degree
in Securities Regulation from the Georgetown University
Law Center in Washington, D.C.
John Gilmer, SVP Finance & Technology (
john.gilmer@wineryexchange.com
)
Mr. Gilmer is responsible for Winery Exchange's Finance
and Technology functions. He also serves as the Company's
Corporate Treasurer. In addition, Mr. Gilmer is Senior
Vice President, Operations & Technology for TradePulse, Winery
Exchange's information services business. Prior to
joining Winery Exchange, he was a member of the senior
management team of Instill Corporation, an information
services company. He served eight years as the Chief
Information Officer of Sybase, Inc. and was a Manager
with Andersen Consulting (Accenture). Mr. Gilmer holds a
BA degree in Business Economics from Golden Gate
University in San Francisco.
Bill Narlock, SVP Corporate Development
( bill.narlock@wineryexchange.com
)
Mr. Narlock is responsible for the corporate development
and supply chain services at Winery Exchange. Prior to
joining the Winery Exchange team, Mr. Narlock was the
Managing Director at Myer-Holum International Consulting
in Australia. He currently is a member of the board for
his family winery, Nichelini, the oldest continuously
owned and operated winery in Napa Valley. He holds a BS
in Math and Computer Science from the University of
California, Davis. He now resides in San Anselmo where
he enjoys mountain biking and abalone diving in his free
time.
Chip Block, SVP Sales ( chip.block@wineryexchange.com )
Prior
to joining Winery Exchange Mr. Block held many Vice
President roles in the wine industry, including: VP of
Sales for Cosentino Signature Wineries, Divisional VP for
Beam Wine Estates and Divisional VP for Allied Domecq.
Mr. Block holds a dual Bachelor's Degree from UC Davis in
Economics and Communications. In his spare time he enjoys
spending time with his wife and two children in his home in
Greenbrae
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