Vic Gentis
Broker and Managing Director – Europe and South Africa
Vic joined Ciatti in June 2005, and was instrumental in opening the Ciatti South African office later that year. He has previously worked as a Financial Manager of Operations for a wine merchant and as a Managing Director for a large Stellenbosch Co-operative. He holds a Postgraduate Degree in Wine Business Management and Project Management from the University of Stellenbosch.
Vic currently manages both the Ciatti South Africa and Ciatti Europe offices. He splits his time between Montpellier, France and South Africa, thus allowing regular contact with both the South African wineries and European clients.
Languages
English, Dutch, Afrikaans
Florian Ceschi
Broker and Manager
French. Born in 1980.
Languages
French (maternal), English, Italian, Spanish
Qualifications
Brevet de Technicien Superieur (bachelor +2 degree) in “Wine Trade and Technic” at the Agropolis Montpellier 2000-2001
Master Degree “International Wine and Spirit Business” at the Business School of Dijon 2006-2007
Experience
Sieur d’Arques Limoux France, “Manager of the Wine School” 2001-2006
Ciatti Europe “Wine Broker” for Eastern France, Switzerland, Italy, from 2007
Catherine Mendoza
Broker
French. Born in 1979.
Languages
French (maternal), English, German, Portuguese
Qualifications
Master II “Management and Negotiation of International Projects” German – English: Law, Economics, Trade, Politics & Languages at the University of Montpellier III, 2003
Experience
Ciatti Europe “Wine Broker” for UK, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Finland & Denmark and Organic Wines since 2004
Nicolas Pacouil
Broker
French. Born in 1982.
Languages
French (maternal), English, Spanish
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (BSC) “Logistics Management” Huddersfield University in England 2002-2005
Master Degree “International Wine and Spirit Business” at the Business School of Dijon 2007-2008
Experience
Les Crus Prevendus (part of Foster group), Villeveyrac, France, “Logistic Assistant” 2005-2007
Mont Tauch, Tuchan, France, “Export sales assistant on UK and USA” 2009-2011
Thomas Du Reau
Assistant Broker
Languages
French (maternal), English
Qualifications
Advanced level Sommelier qualification 1999-2002
Professionnal Certification in Wine Sales 2002-2003
Experience
NICOLAS – Manager of wines & spirits in Paris’ store 2004-2009
METRO – Manager/Wine merchant for French stock warehouse 2009-2011
Stephan Constans
Financial and Administrative Manager
French. Born in 1975.
Languages
French (maternal), English
Qualifications
High Level Technician in Management & Accountancy (1993-1995)
Master's Degree in management control, accountancy and financial management 1995-1997
Experience
DELL Inc. - Customer Service manager for France 2001-2003
DELL Inc. - Customer Care Project manager for EMEA area 2003-2009