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| Ron
Peters |
General
Manager |
| Ron is originally from Scotland although he has spent more than 20 years, living and working in and around London. Ron has been involved in the Liquor and Leisure industry most of his working life and arrived in Bahrain (for the second time) in August 2006. Ron spends most weekends boating and lists tennis and distance running as additional leisure activities. |
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| Christiana
Sereda |
Operations
Manager
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| Christiana moved from Berlin/Germany to Bahrain in September 2007 to join the GBI team. She has been working in the corporate liquor and champagne industry for 10 years. Christiana describes herself as enthusiastic and effervescent. |
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| Steve
Blight |
Business Development Manager |
| Steve, from the north of England has been in Bahrain for 15 years and has been actively involved in the Liquor industry for the past 10 years. Steve managed several Food & Beverage Outlets in Bahrain before moving to into Direct Sales in 2004.One of Steve biggest recent achievements was launching the Kronenbourg 1664 brand into the Bahrain market . Steve enjoys a range of sports from tennis and squash through to diving. |
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| Anita Ghavami |
Marketing & Events Manager |
| Anita hails from Australia and has been in Bahrain since 2000. She comes from a hospitality background and has developed further in a Sales & Marketing environment here in Bahrain, joining the GBI team in 2009. In her spare time Anita enjoys the social element of Bahrain, has a passion for sports and adventure holidays and even manages to actively support the Think Pink Campaign. |
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| Rajan Mathur |
Logistics Manager |
| Son of a diplomat, Rajan started travelling the world from a very early age. Rajan studied Hospitality management in Australia and Joined Gulf Brands 14 years ago. Rajan enjoys trying out different food and beverage specialities from around the world and loves the outdoors. |
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| Mo Al-Ekrawi |
Retail Manager |
| Mo (Mohamed) is a Bahraini who graduated from NYiT and Gulf College of Hospitality & Tourism. He started his career in the airlines industry as Sales Executive for Turkish Airlines… then decided to find something more interesting and challenging so he moved to the Liquor industry. He has been in the liquor industry for over 8 years and still loving it! Mo has developed his managerial & selling skills in this industry over the past years and has recently been appointed to run GBI’s retail operations. In his spare time, Mo enjoys Boating, Diving & Body fitness. |
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| Travis Thompson |
Key Accounts Manager |
| Originally from Edinburgh in Scotland , Travis not only has a wide range of liquor experience but has a passion and enthusiasm for delivering top quality customer service.
Travis has spent the last 10 years managing some of the
most prestigious brands in the Scottish liquor industry.
His pastimes include anything cultural , socializing and firing up
his motorbike at the weekends. |
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| M.Idris |
Sales Manager |
| Idris has been working in the Bahrain Liquor industry for over 15 years and joined Gulf Brands in early 2008.He studied Textile Technology in India. Idris is a competitive athlete who's main interest is long distance running , a pastime that he initially started to help control his weight.
Idris has completed numerous marathons around the world and he was the first Indian man to complete the world famous Iron man challenge. |
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| Rahul Dua |
Outlet Manager - Vintage Wine Bar |
| Rahul’s love for all things wine began at an early age of 16. After pursuing a degree in Hospitality Management, he began his career with the Taj Group of Hotels and worked as a Restaurant Manager at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, India’s finest luxury hotel. He was selected and invited by the Bordeaux Wine Council in May 2010 to visit and explore the world’s premium wine region and was accredited as India’s first Certified Bordeaux Wine Educator. Rahul soon moved to the Hilton in Dubai, UAE as the Head Sommelier at “Verre by Gordon Ramsay” and was responsible for managing the hotel’s wine and spirits program. Whilst at the Hilton, Rahul was a member of the pre-opening team of restaurant, ‘Table 9’ and created Dubai’s first wine list with over 50 wines by the glass that was highly commended by restaurant critics around the city. Rahul joined the GBI team in April 2012 with the special task of re-launching Bahrain’s first wine bar, Vintage at the Gulf Hotel. |
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