Former Diageo veteran joins Terlato Wine Group
US-based luxury wine producer Terlato Wine Group has appointed former Diageo executive Gregorio Gutierrez MacAllister as its new chief operating officer, as the family-owned company looks to accelerate its next phase of growth.
Gutierrez will take up the role on 13 July, overseeing the group’s commercial and operational businesses, including its relationships with distributors and suppliers.
He joins Terlato after an 18-year career at drinks giant Diageo, where he held senior leadership positions across North America, Latin America and Europe. Before that, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and led several family-owned businesses.
Chief executive Bill Terlato said Gutierrez brought “global experience, operational excellence, strategic thinking and people leadership” to the fourth-generation family business.
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Founded in 1938, produces and markets luxury wines, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages. The company manages a portfolio of premium brands and winery estates from wine-producing regions around the world.
Driving the next phase of growth
Terlato added that the appointment would help strengthen the company’s long-term growth strategy while reinforcing the family business’s focus on quality, partnerships and execution.
Gutierrez said he was “honoured” to join one of the wine industry’s best-known family-owned companies.
“The Terlato family has built an extraordinary portfolio of brands, wineries, partnerships, and capabilities over several decades,” he said. I look forward to working alongside Bill, the Terlato family, and the entire team to build on that strong foundation and help drive the next phase of growth.”
