Team Members
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Irem Eren

Business Development & Sales Director EMEA

Irem was raised in Istanbul and spent years studying and working abroad in the UK, Spain, Turkey, Germany, and the United States. Due to her vast international experience, Irem speaks multiple languages including Spanish, English, Turkish. Irem holds a degree in Chemistry from Istanbul Polytechnical University, a Master’s degree in International Business and Marketing from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and is a WSET Diploma Holder. In 2019, Irem became a WeinAkademiker after writing her thesis on the impacts of Big Data in the Wine Industry and is currently completing the Master of Wine program. Irem held the positions of Marketing Manager and Wine Buyer with AYZA NYC based in New York and Senior Global Brand Manager with Torres Family based in Barcelona. Irem also worked for several years as a winemaker in Spain, Cavas Torello, and teaches WSET Level 3 courses in Barcelona. Irem joined BevZero as Business Development and Sales Director, EMEA in 2021.

Team of Experts

Cameron Caldwell

Cameron Caldwell

Director of Operations, US Services
USA
Blair Sande

Blair Sande

General Manager, PolarClad Division
USA
Jimmy Clement

Jimmy Clement

Sales Manager, USA
USA
Christian Deakin

Christian Deakin

Product Development Manager
USA
Sara Roldán Casasola, BevZero's Bottling Project Manager, Spain

Sara Roldán Casasola

Bottling Project Manager
Spain
Todd Dicello

Todd Dicello

Sales Manager, PolarClad Division
USA
Janos Radvanyi Jr.

Janos Radvanyi Jr.

Director of Sales / Enologist
USA
Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson

Head of Brewing Operations
USA
Silvia Cedeno Daguerre

Silvia Cedeno Daguerre

General Manager / Enologist
Spain
Gregorio Blanco

Gregorio Blanco

Quality and R&D Manager
Spain
Irem Eren

Irem Eren

Business Development & Sales Director EMEA
Spain
Jacobo Lousas

Jacobo Lousas

Sales Manager Equipment EMEA
Spain
Gustav Fouche

Gustav Fouche

Managing Director / Enologist
South Africa
Dylan Dowell-Ellis

Dylan Dowell-Ellis

Production Manager / Enologist
South Africa

Management

Jerome Eckert-Nathan

Jerome Eckert-Nathan

President and Chief Executive Officer
Board Member
Katie Shannon-Ricci, CPA

Katie Shannon-Ricci, CPA

Chief Financial Officer
Renee Timmons

Renee Timmons

Director Global Marketing

Board

Jeff Stearns

Chairman of Board

Jeff currently holds the position of Vice President and Group Sales Executive Freight Segment at Wabtech Corporation following numerous sales leadership positions within other segments at Wabtech. Prior to his employment with Wabtech, Jeff held a Regional Sales position with Rockwell. Jeff holds a BA degree in Marketing from Iowa State University and has completed the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Illinois and the Strategic Planning Program at Michigan State University. His experience includes the AAR Associate Members Board of Directors; Rail Supply Institute (RSI) Board of Directors; and Charmain of the RSI Board of Directors. Jeff and his wife Sofya currently reside in Pittsburgh.

Steven Siglin

Board Member

Steven Siglin, a founding shareholder, is a graduate of Georgetown Law School and has divided his 40-year career between 20 years of private practice and in-house legal counsel to several major corporations, including Century 21 and Pridemark Corp. He was ConeTech’s legal counsel from 1991 to 2006, when he became Executive VP and General Counsel of Cotti Foods Corp., one of the country’s largest franchise operators.

Scott Burr

Board Member

Scott Represents the fourth generation of grape growers and winemakers. Scott helped his family tend to the vineyards and winery throughout his childhood and earned a B.S. in Enology and Food Science from Fresno State University. Scott played a key role in the initial success of Conetech, and the use of its technology in wine. Scott currently resides in Kona Hawaii where he farms and grows 100% Kona Coffee.

Jerome Eckert-Nathan

President and Chief Executive Officer
Board Member

A French lawyer by trade, Jerome Eckert-Nathan’s extensive career has spanned the globe, industries and a number of successful exits. Throughout his 30 + year career, Jerome’s entrepreneurial spirit has guided him through various finance and operations positions for successful high growth companies such as Tekelec (acquired by Oracle) and Centellax (acquired by Mircosemi), as well as stints as an investment banker, commercial real estate developer and consultant to foreign investors. All of this vast international experience is exactly what led BevZero founder Tony Dann to recruit Jerome to help steer the 25 year old company through its next phase of innovation and global expansion of both advisory services and equipment sales. Utilizing his team’s expertise, Jerome will focus on further penetration throughout Europe and The Americas, increased equipment offerings through new exclusive distribution deals and innovative partnerships that bring beverage into the next frontier.

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