2025-08-11 - Understanding New-World & Old-World Wines

Lunch Fee: HKD550

Speaker: Mr. Gary LEOW

Speech Title:- Understanding New-World & Old-World Wines

About the Speaker :

WORKING EXPERIENCE

July 2004 HK

Establishment of Max Scene International Limited: Business scope includes duty free export & import activities; duty paid and wholesale/ retail business of wines, whisky & cognac products. Duty free agent for France Castel’s Group - Barton & Guestier (B&G wines) in Taiwan Duty Free market.

2000 - January 2004

Pernod Ricard Asia

HK Key Account Manager / Regional Duty Free for HK, Macau & Taiwan

1996-2000 HK

Seagram Asia Pacific

Key Account Manager / Regional Duty Free for HK,Macau & Taiwan

1995-1996 HK

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International Asia Pacific

Sales & Marketing Manager for Duty Free North Asia

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2017 HK

British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body (BIIAB)

Completion in Whisky Ambassador Program

2010 HK

USA’s Society of Wine Educators

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

2009 HK

UK’s Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)

Level 3: Advance Certificate in Wines & Spirits / Distinction Pass

Level 2: Intermediate Certificate in Wines & Spirits / Distinction Pass

Bordeaux L’Ecole du Vin

Certificate in Bordeaux Wine Master Class

1995 HK

Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)

Certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance

1991 Singapore

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Bachelor of Business Administration