Jean-Paul Benizri

JEAN PAUL BENIZRI Jean Paul is an accomplished executive in the Wine and Spirits Industry with 25 years experience in the development of new brands and the implementation of highly successful marketing and sales programs for the respective Spirits he was directly responsible for introducing to the international marketplace. Mr. Benizri was educated in Geneva Switzerland where he received his MBA in Marketing, has a Graduate Degree in Hospitality from the Graduate School, Grenoble, France, and has completed the Sommelier course of study in the US. Jean Paul is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian, and has positioned and exponentially generated sales of Gin, Vodka, Tequila, Rum for companies such as Whitney Neil, Ltd., Royal Wine Corporation, Martin Millers Gin, Inc., Tukys, Inc., Svensk Vodka USA, Voss Water and Karena Importers Inc. (Seagram’s Canada). The brands that Jean Paul was responsible for achieved substantial international distribution and sales to national accounts more recognizable here in the US such as Costco, Albertsons, BEVMO, Safeway, Cheesecake Factory, Roy’s Restaurants; hotels such as Caesar’s Group, Marriott and Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt’s and the US Government. He was directly responsible for achieving industry accolades and increasing sales in the respective categories and for the organizations he was affiliated with throughout his career. As President of the Martin Millers Gin Corporation, Jean Paul achieved a rating of #1 from the Beverage Tasting Institute of Chicago, and brought an unknown spirit to a renowned Super Premium spirit to Europe and the US.