Patrick Doyle Chief ExecutivePatrick is the Founder of International Diplomatic Supplies. He is passionate about the business and...
Patrick is the Founder of International Diplomatic Supplies. He is passionate about the business and the standards of service that IDS provide to our customers. After running IDS in the UK from its inception in 1997, Patrick has recently moved to Dubai to work alongside Group Managing Director Mark Rogers. Patrick started his career in the Export Department of Beefeater Gin before joining Lonrho as Shipping Manager. He is married to Erika, Patrick has a son, Ciaran and 3 beautiful daughters, Emily, Eleanor and Olivia. Patrick’s focus is on the long term expansion of the business, both through organic growth and strategic acquisition. When not working he is an avid Crystal Palace fan and still tries to drag himself around a football pitch in friendly matches in Dubai.
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Mark Rogers Managing DirectorMark has been in the food and beverage industry his whole career. Starting out with a degree in Hote...
Mark has been in the food and beverage industry his whole career. Starting out with a degree in Hotel Management, working through Michelin star & 5 star restaurants, Mark moved into sales and marketing business roles with Nestle, Coca-Cola in the UK, and then as a Liquor Manager in the Middle East, while passing his CIM, DMS and MBA on the way. Mark used this knowledge to establish Intagulf FZCO in Dubai, realised he need further wine knowledge and completed WSET Level 4, and working with key suppliers established Intagulf as the leading independent food and beverage distributor across the duty free and duty paid segments of the Middle East. Patrick and Mark met in 2010 and established IDS Dubai together, to complement and add onto IDS UK Exports, and they joined the two companies together in 2013, which was really the start of the next stage of growth the group is still enjoying today. Mark is responsible for the Management of the IDS Group. Away from work, Mark is a keen runner and triathlete, having completed many Olympic and Ironman 70.3 races and even one full Ironman, (and it only took 16.25 hours)! He is currently focused on completing the Abbott Six Major Marathons along with his daughter, with Chicago hopefully in the calendar for next year. The summer will find him on his Triumph Tiger Sport, probably visiting wineries in Europe, or on a Road Trip with his son! Mark is married to Clare, has four grown up children who live and work in the UK, and has lived in Dubai for 26 years.
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Leon Ashford Managing Director EuropeLeon trained as a Chartered Accountant in Canada before moving to the Cayman Islands to work in offs...
Leon trained as a Chartered Accountant in Canada before moving to the Cayman Islands to work in offshore banking. He started his career in the drinks business in London when he joined Southcorp Wines, famous for Penfolds and Lindemans brands from Australia. After the takeover by the Foster’s Group, Leon moved to Dubai in 2006 to manage their wine and beer business in the Middle East and Africa. As he enjoyed Dubai so much, he engineered to move the business into the local subsidiary, African + Eastern, and successfully drove that business forward for the next decade. In 2019 he took the opportunity to join IDS to help realise their growth ambitions, and has been heavily involved in new systems and processes as well as new business development. Leon spent 25 days completing the Annapurna circuit in Nepal, climbing to a height of 5416m, but his true passion is playing golf!
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Ricky Joshi Director of SalesRicky joined IDS in 2014. Based out of our Dubai office, he handles markets through the Middle East ...
Ricky joined IDS in 2014. Based out of our Dubai office, he handles markets through the Middle East and India. Ricky has also recently been involved in the company’s expansion into the United States and manages the Miami team, focusing on embassies throughout South America and the Caribbean. Ricky enjoys traveling, spending time with family in his spare time, and trying different wines. Interesting fact: Ricky hired a 1950s vintage Fiat 500 and toured the Tuscan hills in Italy, visiting various vineyards.
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James Grundy Director of SalesJames joined IDS Dubai in October 2014 as an International Sales Manager. He has been developing bus...
James joined IDS Dubai in October 2014 as an International Sales Manager. He has been developing business relationships with Diplomatic Missions throughout an array of different markets in the Middle East and Russia for IDS Dubai, IDS Exports and IDS Miami. In his spare time James enjoys golf, traveling and 4x4 overlanding.
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Martin Bizel Director of SalesMartin joined IDS Dubai in November 2016 as an International Sales Manager. He is developing busine...
Martin joined IDS Dubai in November 2016 as an International Sales Manager. He is developing business relationships with Diplomatic Missions throughout the markets in Asia and Pacific. He lived in Thailand for more than 6 years, already working in the wine business. Martin travelled in more than 30 countries around the Globe, always looking for the best food, the best wine and posting pictures of his travels. His next trip might be a wine tour in his home country in France, or riding a Royal Enfield motorcycle in Ladakh in India.
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Joe Swords Group Export Sales DirectorJoe joined IDS in September 2019, covering Africa for IDS UK Exports. Joe previously worked in the w...
Joe joined IDS in September 2019, covering Africa for IDS UK Exports. Joe previously worked in the wine trade in the UK and as a sommelier in Australia and New Zealand. He is a passionate football fan and keen environmentalist. He did his first winery harvest in 2013 with Hans Herzog, helping produce an organic sur-Lie Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough.
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Jack Baker Operations ManagerJack joined IDS Dubai as Operations Manager in July 2018 after five years of working in the UK wine ...
Jack joined IDS Dubai as Operations Manager in July 2018 after five years of working in the UK wine industry. Jack loves watching Fulham FC, cricket, running, travelling and diving.
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Jenny Alexopoulou Procurement DirectorJenny studied International Business and did her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management at N...
Jenny studied International Business and did her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management at Newcastle University. Jenny joined IDS UK in 2013 as a Buyer, moved to the Dubai office in 2014 to set up and manage the Purchasing Department. She now manages the Purchasing team for the IDS Group including Dubai, UK and Miami. Jenny is half Greek-half Irish and lived in Greece for most of her life.
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Louise Price Purchasing ManagerLouise joined IDS in October 2020 as the Purchasing Manager for the Dubai and Miami businesses. Loui...
Louise joined IDS in October 2020 as the Purchasing Manager for the Dubai and Miami businesses. Louise began her career at Majestic Wine where she earnt her WSET Level 3. Before moving to Dubai, she worked in marketing for a premium Spirits distributor in London. Louise is currently studying for the second semester of her WSET Diploma in Wine.
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Laura Lindley Purchasing ManagerLaura joined IDS in January 2020 for the UK and Holland Purchasing for London Embassies and Export b...
Laura joined IDS in January 2020 for the UK and Holland Purchasing for London Embassies and Export business after working for a Dubai Liquor distributor for 4 years as a Key Account Manager where she had contact with major names in the Wine and Spirits Industry. She previously worked for JF Hillebrand in Wine Logistics Sales, where she earnt her WSET Level 3. Laura is of German-Italian descent, born in the vineyard region of South Brazil and lived in Germany, Portugal, Bordeaux and currently Dubai. She enjoys drawing/watercolour painting on her free time.
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Spela Bonsujet Purchasing ManagerSpela joined IDS in 2014 as Assistant Purchasing Manager and manages the purchasing for Dubai and Be...
Spela joined IDS in 2014 as Assistant Purchasing Manager and manages the purchasing for Dubai and Belgium. Spela previously worked in retail for 5 years where she managed an independent wine shop in Dubai. Spela has her WSET certificate level 3 and is a fluent French speaker. During her spare time Spela is passionate about food and wine and loves cooking.
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Shariq Minhas Master Data ManagerShariq joined IDS in 2014. He is responsible for developing, delivering, and monitoring master data ...
Shariq joined IDS in 2014. He is responsible for developing, delivering, and monitoring master data management processes and ensure consistency throughout all the IDS companies. Compliance with business standards and procedures, as well as work to continuously improve data standards, quality, reporting, and processes. Review the business reporting requirements and develop ad-hoc reports as necessary. Shariq likes playing Cricket, games and watching movies in his spare time.
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Mante Tamasauskiene Marketing ManagerGraduating from Kaunas University of Technology with a Sales & Marketing degree, Mante worked in hos...
Graduating from Kaunas University of Technology with a Sales & Marketing degree, Mante worked in hospitality industry in London for seven years at The Wesley Hotel & Conference Centre, initially in a sales role and then as the Sales and Marketing Manager, with a focus on management of effective marketing and communication plans, and learning production and design of marketing material. Mante moved to Dubai in 2013 to join IDS, and now works as the Marketing manager, and is responsible for administration and the content part of the websites across the group, including wines, beers and spirits, perfumes and print marketing materials, including National Days, special promotions and sustainability promotions. Mante is continuously updating her creative skill knowledge as well as passing WSET to update her wine knowledge. When we moved into our new purpose built premises in Jebel Ali, it was Mantes project to design, plan and transform the empty space into a really excellent office for the Head Quarters of the group. Mante has 10 year old twins, but still manages to squeeze time in to keep fit, in the gym and out running, and most recently on a new bike.
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Ciaran Doyle Digital MarketingCiaran studied in Photography, Media and Music Technology. He now makes product review and cocktail ...
Ciaran studied in Photography, Media and Music Technology. He now makes product review and cocktail recipe videos for the IDS YouTube channel, as well as content for our Instagram and LinkedIn pages. He has also taken over 1200 photographs for almost all the products on the IDS website. In his free time he enjoys writing music, driving and taking photos around Dubai.
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Rose Santos Purchasing ExecutiveRose joined IDS Dubai in February 2010 and worked in the accounts team before moving over to the ord...
Rose joined IDS Dubai in February 2010 and worked in the accounts team before moving over to the orders team. In her spare time she loves to cook, watching movies and Korean drama series.
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Arlene Maniquis Customer Liaison ExecutiveArlene is responsible for processing orders brought in by the sales team as well as other general ad...
Arlene is responsible for processing orders brought in by the sales team as well as other general administrative duties. Arlene is very interested in fitness, going on adventures and spending time with her son, Ajo.
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Daisy Lyn Lalo E-Commerce AnalystDaisy joined IDS Dubai as Customer Service Executive and has recently moved to the E-commerce depart...
Daisy joined IDS Dubai as Customer Service Executive and has recently moved to the E-commerce department. She helps oversee the E-commerce platforms, ensuring that the customer experience is seamless and first-rate. She enjoys reading, exploring nature, binge watching or simply hanging out with family at home.
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Sheena Sabbaluca Customer Liaison ExecutiveSheena joined IDS in November 2012. Being in the company for 8 years, she is committed in processing...
Sheena joined IDS in November 2012. Being in the company for 8 years, she is committed in processing orders and ensures that all customers are well attended. In her free time she enjoys to travel, watching movies and she is interested in gardening lately.
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Oliver Cruz Customer Liaison ExecutiveBefore joining IDS, Oliver has worked across customer service on various roles for more than 8 years...
Before joining IDS, Oliver has worked across customer service on various roles for more than 8 years and has a wealth of experience on providing world class customer service. He has a habit of going beyond customer's expectations by responding and attending to their needs on a timely and effective manner. An avid basketball fan who loves to cook and spend his free time with his wife and son.
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Teresa Ferrer Public Relations OfficerBorn and raised in Manila, Philippines and moved to Dubai in 2008 where she helped build and strengt...
Born and raised in Manila, Philippines and moved to Dubai in 2008 where she helped build and strengthen our Dubai team and has worked as a Public Relation Officer for the past 12 years, She is responsible for establishing a channel of communication between businesses and the government. She enjoys in keeping a firm grip on a company’s legal aspects. Mostly these aspects are distributed into different tasks such as legal documentation, business approvals, license renewals and visa services for employees and dependents. In her free time, Teresa likes to watch series and travel in order to discover new countries and cultures.
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Irish Rosal Logistics ExecutiveIrish joined IDS Dubai in October 2014. She is responsible for preparing the clearance documents nee...
Irish joined IDS Dubai in October 2014. She is responsible for preparing the clearance documents needed and coordinates to agents for UK Exports. She also does the local landing as soon as the goods were received in the warehouse to ensure that ordered items are made available, timely fulfilled and not missed. She's a bibliophile, cinephile, melophile and writer in her spare time. An avid fan of U2, Soundgarden (Chris Cornell), Nirvana, Coldplay and other grunge/rock/alternative bands. Collecting books, CDs, vinyls, cassette tapes, posters and playing guitar are her favorite hobbies. A former Editor-in-Chief her school publication when she was in the university.
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Scott Horne Logistics ManagerScott joined IDS Dubai in January 2018. He has spent 6 years in the Middle East working in Logistics...
Scott joined IDS Dubai in January 2018. He has spent 6 years in the Middle East working in Logistics both in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. Scott likes to play golf, football and rugby in his spare time.
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Jay Caraos Assistant Logistics ManagerJay assists the Logistics Manager and supervises the warehouse team. His role involves ensuring that...
Jay assists the Logistics Manager and supervises the warehouse team. His role involves ensuring that all products are picked accurately and all orders are packed as per customer requests. With 5 warehouses to supervise, Jay will create efficient working processes allowing more orders to be completed on a weekly basis. Jay likes playing basketball and watching movies in his spare time.
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Kyongja Zafra Logistics ExecutiveKyongja joined IDS Dubai in November 2012. She is responsible for export documentation from UAE to m...
Kyongja joined IDS Dubai in November 2012. She is responsible for export documentation from UAE to multiple global destinations providing routing information and issuing shipping instructions to ensure deliveries arrive on time to the customers. Tracking of shipments and communicating with agent to monitor the progress of each shipments. Kyongja loves to travels in different places. Also, on her college days she is a varsity player in their university as a long-distance runner.
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Reymar Endaya Warehouse SupervisorReymar Joined in IDS Dubai in December 2017. Ensuring that all the products in the warehouse are in ...
Reymar Joined in IDS Dubai in December 2017. Ensuring that all the products in the warehouse are in proper locations to get the job easy and save some time in the workplace. In his spare time, he loves to play on-line games and watching TV series.
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Melissa Pertusi Shipping ManagerMelissa has lived in Dubai since 2014 having preciously lived in Italy and Brazil, always working in...
Melissa has lived in Dubai since 2014 having preciously lived in Italy and Brazil, always working in fields linked to shipping, trading and freight forwarding. She speaks English, Italian and Portuguese fluently. She is an avid traveler, diver and hiker, doing the sports every weekend, and traveling whenever possible. Melissa had a “glitch” year in 2013 while living in Italy and decided to work in a completely different field. She became a tour leader and guide mainly in Milano, accompanying tourists in numerous Italian cities, European countries and USA. She enjoyed the experience, but preferred to go back to the vessels, containers, pallets and trucks the very next year!
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Maria Sapienza International Sales ManagerMaria joined IDS in May 2021, covering the Italian markets world wide for IDS Europe. She was bor...
Maria joined IDS in May 2021, covering the Italian markets world wide for IDS Europe. She was born in Sicily but raised in the United States, where she lived for her childhood until she Graduated. Soon after, Maria moved to Italy and currently lives in Rome. Before joining IDS, she was lucky enough to work with other big companies in different sectors, but always as a Foreign Sales Director, thus traveling for over 20 years around the world. She began her professional career in 1993, starting from a Textile company, then to Fashion Prêt-à-Porter, Natural Cosmetics and then ending up in the food, wine, spirits sector always high end quality. All this has allowed Maria to expand her wealth of work experiences, always comparing herself with people from different cultures in the world. Maria also lived in Dubai for a long time, where she learned to know the Gulf countries well on a personal and professional level. In her free time she loves to cook, listen to music, cycle, or take long walks in beautiful Rome. When she can, Maria escapes to the sea in her only favorite island, Sicily!
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Stanislava Rumyantseva International Sales ManagerStanislava Rumyantseva joined IDS in 2021. Stasia has experience in living in different countries li...
Stanislava Rumyantseva joined IDS in 2021. Stasia has experience in living in different countries like UK, US and Poland. Her previous background in the governmental and diplomatic sectors made an impact on her decision in joining the IDS global team. Mainly she is focused on promoting IDS in Russia (Moscow) and communicating with other Russian diplomatic missions in Europe. In her spare time she enjoys tennis, art, photography and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu!
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Melanie Fernandez Business Development ManagerMelanie joined IDS in October 2020 as Business Development Manager in Miami. She is focusing on deve...
Melanie joined IDS in October 2020 as Business Development Manager in Miami. She is focusing on developing key relationships in Latin America & Caribbean as well as providing support for all operations from Miami. Melanie is originally from Argentina, graduated from International Relations in Miami and did her Master’s Degree in International Business in Barcelona. She has worked in the different industries including Spirits & Entertainment. Melanie’s favorite hobby is to travel and has been to more than 20 countries.
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Tushita Ramanujam Purchasing ManagerTushita joined IDS in 2021 as Purchasing Manager for IDS Europe. Tushita is an MBA in Marketing and ...
Tushita joined IDS in 2021 as Purchasing Manager for IDS Europe. Tushita is an MBA in Marketing and a WSET L3 graduate, and brings with her 8 years of beverage industry experience. During her free time she enjoys traveling, practicing Yoga and exploring the studies of the spiritual science!
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Alam Zaib Database and App DeveloperAlam joined IDS in 2021 as Database and App Developer and managing Magento based e-commerce website....
Alam joined IDS in 2021 as Database and App Developer and managing Magento based e-commerce website. His core expertise is in website development and have a decade of experience in programming field in UAE and Pakistan. In his spare time he enjoys playing outdoor games. // His life motto if(sad() === true){ $this.sad.stop(); beAwesome(); }
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Emily Altoft International Sales ManagerEmily joined IDS in 2021 as International Sales Manager responsible for UAE, Oman, and Bahrain. Emil...
Emily joined IDS in 2021 as International Sales Manager responsible for UAE, Oman, and Bahrain. Emily has a strong understanding of the UAE market previously working for an alcohol distributor in the Middle East. Prior to Dubai, Emily spent over 10 years in sales working for a leading privately owned alcohol distributor in Canada. Emily holds a degree in hospitality and has completed WSET 3. She enjoys travelling, health & wellness, and wine of course.
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Cristeta Lontok Purchasing ExecutiveCristeta joined IDS in 2021 as Purchasing Executive to support the overall purchasing function. Cris...
Cristeta joined IDS in 2021 as Purchasing Executive to support the overall purchasing function. Cris brings with her 11 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain disciplines, working in the FMCG and B2B manufacturing industries. Her formal accounting background gives her a big picture outlook that helps her appreciate the impact her role has on a successful operation. In her spare time, Cris enjoys indoor gardening, baking, skateboarding, and exercising with her friends in the gym.
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Marita Coronel Logistics ExecutiveMarita joined IDS in 2021 as Logistics Executive with previous background on freight forwarding. Dur...
Marita joined IDS in 2021 as Logistics Executive with previous background on freight forwarding. During her spare time she enjoys watching movies/series, some jogging, a little bit of writing and can even be your personal photographer!
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Fei Santiago Customer Service ExecutiveFei joined IDS in 2021. Before moving to Dubai, she worked in Manila for over 3 years in fashion ret...
Fei joined IDS in 2021. Before moving to Dubai, she worked in Manila for over 3 years in fashion retail as an inventory planner/analyst, and also has a wide experience in customer service. In her spare time, Fei enjoys binge watching TV series, going to the gym and hanging out with friends on weekends.
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Graham Irani Sales ManagerGraham had a few early career changes, working for petroleum specialists and a stint as a fireman, b...
Graham had a few early career changes, working for petroleum specialists and a stint as a fireman, before going travelling for a year in America – working and playing football! On his return, Graham saw an opportunity and formed his own logistics company, running for over 25 years and at its peak employing over 150 staff over the whole of the UK. Graham’s company still provides the delivery solutions for IDS today. Graham also manages to squeeze in time to spend a few days a week in London as a Sales Manager, meeting new customers and managing long-standing relationships. In 2010, Graham spent a month in the Himalayas reaching Base Camp Everest.
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Kerri Hawkins Senior Office ManagerKerri joined the IDS team in 2012 following a varied career that included 10 years working in the re...
Kerri joined the IDS team in 2012 following a varied career that included 10 years working in the recruitment industry. Initially employed as Customer Liaison for London, she moved onto Exports in 2013 before becoming the Purchasing Manager for the UK office for nearly 5 years. Early in 2020, Kerri became the Senior Office Manager overseeing the UK team and supporting the Directors in Dubai. Her knowledge of IDS gained over the years is invaluable in helping in both the London and Exports markets.
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Sharlotte Nicholson Export Coordinator ManagerSharlotte joined IDS in February 2012, she has been involved in all markets of the IDS UK Office sta...
Sharlotte joined IDS in February 2012, she has been involved in all markets of the IDS UK Office starting with Sales Manager for the Missions in Paris, processing our London Orders, becoming a London Sales Manager visiting the Missions and now Export Coordinator Manager. Her role currently means that Sharlotte works closely with the Export team in both our Dubai & UK office dealing with our Export markets worldwide, ensuring they receive they orders on time and with great customer satisfaction. She is always happy to get involved in all aspects of the company wherever needed. Sharlotte was born and raised in Cannes France and moved over to the UK at 12 years old where she carried on her education and learnt English., she is now bilingual. After finishing school, she worked as an Air Hostess for 6 years and loved travelling and meeting new people. In 2014 Sharlotte got married and in 2017 became a mum to her beautiful daughter Mia.
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Liam Richardson Exports CoordinatorLiam re-joined IDS in June 2020, after working for us nearly 20 years ago. He has worked in the food...
Liam re-joined IDS in June 2020, after working for us nearly 20 years ago. He has worked in the food and beverage industry now for 25 years and his last position was as a Warehouse and Distribution Manager for a chilled and frozen food company. Liam is a massive fan of the football team Brighton & Hove Albion, he likes taking his dog on long walks and enjoys going out for meals with his wife and two boys in their twenties.
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Gwyllm Davies Customer LiaisonGwyllm started working as a Field Technician for Cemex in London and worked on many projects includi...
Gwyllm started working as a Field Technician for Cemex in London and worked on many projects including the building of the new Wembley stadium, Westfield shopping centre and the DLR going to City Airport, After this, he was a Material Planner & Buyer for over 10 years with Philips Healthcare. Gwyllm is a massive Everton FC fan and Sussex County Cricket fan. In his spare time he loves playing pool and has played in the Sussex league for over 24 years.
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Serena Self Export Co-ordinatorSerena Joined the IDS team in September 2020. She had previously been studying Fine Art for 3 Years ...
Serena Joined the IDS team in September 2020. She had previously been studying Fine Art for 3 Years at University. After finishing University, Serena was focused on finding a career where she could develop new skills, character and knowledge. That’s when she found IDS. Serena creates Abstractional Paintings and loves to spend time with her family and friends in her spare time.
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Dominic Hall UK & Europe Sales DirectorDominic is responsible for Sales within the London & UK missions. An experienced wine trade professi...
Dominic is responsible for Sales within the London & UK missions. An experienced wine trade professional with 10 years of experience in the UK and EU markets. Graduating in Napier, NZ with a degree in Viticulture and Oenology he has made wine and managed vineyards for renowned wine producer Sacred Hill. After 8 successful and enjoyable years at Boutinot UK, Dominic joins IDS at an incredibly exciting time. He is also a passionate artist and family man producing and exhibiting work in fine art galleries internationally.
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Yasmina Hbibi International Sales ManagerYasmine joined IDS in 2021 as an International Sales Manager for IDS Dubai. Yasmine is an MBA in Int...
Yasmine joined IDS in 2021 as an International Sales Manager for IDS Dubai. Yasmine is an MBA in International Trade and brings with her 7 years of food and beverage sales experience to foreign markets. Born and raised in France, Yasmine lived in England, India, Morocco and now United Arab Emirates. During her free time, she enjoys playing basketball and horse riding.
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