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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.
Michael Cimino, SVP Sales and Marketing ( michael.cimino@wineryexchange.com
)
Prior to joining Winery Exchange, Mr. Cimino held
multiple senior level management positions in the
wine and spirits industry. These included VP and COO
for Wine Warehouse, CEO of Skyy Vodka, founder of
sparkling grape juice brand, UVA UVA, and Senior VP
of Sales and Marketing for Rutherford Wine Company.
Mr. Cimino holds a BS in Industrial Management from
Marquette University and an MBA from St. Mary’s
College.
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.
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