Nicolas Guillant Global Beverage Leader

Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST

Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation. I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. 😁

This week, I’m speaking with Nicolas Guillant, a Frenchman who spent his first 5 years in Cameroon, Africa, and grew up in Paris, France. I met Nicolas working together at Remy Cointreau, my first job in the beverage industry and his second.

After graduating with his MBA he was hired by Seagram’s to assess the value of their champagne brands which included Mumm and Perrier Jouet. 🥂🍾 Once those brands were sold to Pernod Ricard, Nicolas found himself at Remy Cointreau in NYC and managed all the brands there except Remy Martin.

He jumped out of the biz with an amazing opportunity in Las Vegas working with Ceasars Holdings, Inc. on the Harrah’s brand. Missing the beverage world, he started at William Grant & Sons in marketing but ran their portfolio of business in both Canada and the Nordic countries totaling just over 7 years.

He then took leadership roles as President of the Americas for Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits Group 🍷and EVP at Gerard Bertrand Wines before taking the Global Chief Commercial Officer at Alexandrion Group based in Romania.

Nicolas has had a truly global leadership career working for some of the world's top brands and understands our US three-tiered system and the opportunities that remain.

I’m excited for Nicolas's next steps as he navigates these gaps in the market to create his own business.

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